when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
solution; solution strategy
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
copying in entirety (verbatim)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
this (very thing); this precisely
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
material; materials; data; information; documents
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
direct connection; direct link
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to