slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries
refugee; exile; displaced persons
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
nonchalantly; without a care
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
light pink; light crimson
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
taking part (in planning); participation
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
great admiration; deep respect
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
estimate (of costs); budget
private plan; one's own plan