it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to work hard at one's lessons
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to put up (a notice); to post
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be accepted by a university
regarding highly; attaching importance to
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one grain; one drop; one bead
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
ex post facto report; report after the event
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
river; stream; River; the ... river