progress; advance; improvement; development
race track; course; express trail
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
physical condition; state of health; shape
instability; insecurity; crankiness
lack of appetite; anorexia
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
appointment; assignment; promotion
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to fight each other; to clash
root; source; origin; cause
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
imperial court; royal court
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time