fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
individual; one by one; separate; each
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
tide; current; tendency; trend
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to look down on; to make light of
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
decrease; reduction; decline
pair; the two; both persons; both things
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
acceleration; speeding up
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
victim; injured party; sufferer
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
generation; the world; the age
underground; subterranean
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)