progress; advance; improvement; development
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to rank next to; to come after
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
right in the center (centre)
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
serious look (on one's face); straight face
power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up