gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
face; looks; vestiges; trace
certain; definite; clear; credible
end; close; finish; termination
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
as a child; when one was a child
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
staying behind; remaining; residual
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
such a thing; something like that
useless; vain; aimless; idle
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
match; game; bout; contest
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
adviser; advisor; consultant
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind