progress; advance; improvement; development
contemplation; meditation
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
husband and wife; married couple
(plain) hot water; boiled water
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
overestimation; overvaluing
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
suggestion; hint; implication
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to shed light; to cast light
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to lose one's way; to get lost
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak