gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to whine; to make feeble complaints
one theory; one opinion; another theory
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to raise one's voice; to shout
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
reporting, contacting, and consultation
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
serious; severe; grave; acute
how many people; a number of people
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
material; materials; data; information; documents