state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(some) more; even more; longer; further
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
a step; short distance; short time
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...