gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
interview (e.g. for a job)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
modesty; humility; being humble
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to accuse someone; to charge someone
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to serve; to work for; to attend
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
prime minister; premier; chancellor
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
hiding one's embarrassment
to exchange; to interchange
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
production output; number of goods manufactured
premium feel; sense of luxury; sense of enhanced value
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to make a lasting impression
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first