progress; being under way
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
license; permit; licence; certificate
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to have (something) innate; to be born with
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
twice; again; second time
sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
something easy to do; cinch
normalization; normalisation
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
maintaining the status quo
flash (of light); glint; schiller