to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
relation; connection; relevance
to take a picture; to take a photo
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to dye; to colour; to color
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour