gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
superiority; predominance
arbitration; intercession; mediation
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
even if ...; even supposing that ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
order; command; directions; instructions
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
prospects of victory; chances of success
chance (of success); odds
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades