recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
recovery; undoing; recall
maintaining the status quo
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)
massing (of troops); gathering
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence