clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
writing implement; writing tool
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
near; close by; within reach; familiar
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
aptitude; aptness; suitability
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
at the last moment; this late in the game
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting