gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
school building; schoolhouse
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to make an appearance; to show up
cooperation; coordination; link
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
annual (plant); first-year student
to pay attention; to be watchful