everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
military shoes; combat boots
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
considerably; greatly; a lot
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to some extent; to a certain extent
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
surely; certainly; without doubt
great joy; delight; jubilation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
real intention; true motive; true meaning
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty