gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
increase in activity; activation
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
way; method; means; resource; course
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
head; lead; vanguard; first
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
covering; protection; backing; relief
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
in succession; one by one
protracted war; war of attrition
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
higher rank; better position
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
throughout; all through; right through
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant