when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
if you think about it; come to think of it
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to look around; to look towards (us)
just because; even if; even though
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
that; the matter in question
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
now that you say that; now that you mention it
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
final; eventual; ultimate
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands