to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
founder of a religious sect
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to faint; to be exhausted
truancy; absence without leave
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
number; number plate; license plate
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
special training; intensive training; crash course
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
opposite; reverse; contrary