if you ask me ...; as for ...
to escape from; to get out
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
reduced scale; scaling down
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
tingling; stinging; pungently
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
upskilling; improving one's skills
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
malignant tumor; malignant tumour; malignancy; cancer
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to frolic about; to mess around