where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
private affairs; personal matter
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
in low spirits; dejected; sad
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be conspicuous; to stand out
two classes; double; two sets
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred