platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to rally; to make a comeback
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
advance; moving forward; progress
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
death by suffocation; death by choking
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
reason; grounds; circumstances
classification; categorization; sorting
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
the front; honest; upright; decent
up until now; as recently as the present
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
diving; submerging; going underwater