gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to fall ill; to be taken ill
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
studies; schoolwork; classwork
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial