where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
seeing in the dark; night vision
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
you; (arch.) your residence
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
generation of electricity
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of