where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
reading circle; reading group; book club
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
change of schedule; schedule change
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
originally; by nature; from the start
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
technical skill; ability; capacity
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
sincere; earnest; serious
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again