little by little; bit by bit
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to cause a person trouble
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
secret; private; surreptitious
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
control; check; restraint; inhibition
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
manner of using one's hands
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
silence; stillness; quietness
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
infant; baby; little child
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...