carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
use; utilization; utilisation; application
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to make one's own; to take possession of
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
on and after; from ... onward; since
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside