beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
street in front of station
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
ups and downs; up-and-down
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
publication of results; announcement of results
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
physical condition; state of health
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
expression; presentation; representation; notation