gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be able to manage somehow or another
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
family; members of a family
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to become empty; to be emptied
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
receipt; cash-register slip
bringing; taking; carrying
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
order; sequence; procedure
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works