when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
family structure; family composition; family makeup
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
putting a plan into operation
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
battle formation; military formation
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
to assemble; to set up; to construct
refutation; rebuttal; retort
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit