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)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
extermination; annihilation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
agricultural community; farm village; rural
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
linking together; tying in a row
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable