if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
government office; public office
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
plaster figure; plaster bust
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
trouble; bother; annoyance
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus