(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
and yet; though; when; in spite of
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to increase; to add to; to augment
to beat to death; to kill
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
war; fighting; fierce competition