gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
genuine article; real thing; real deal
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
hair (of the head); pubic hair
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
of no interest; not interested
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
day of month; counter for days
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to care for someone; to look after someone
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
had better ...; had better not ...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to complain; to make a complaint
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word