to go ahead; to pull ahead
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
woman; female; feminine gender
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
name; given name; first name
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
magazine; journal; periodical
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
little by little; bit by bit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
decision; determination; resolution