gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
diverse; various; wide-ranging
operation (working) of the mind
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
friction; discord; strife
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
existence; being; life; survival
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
when it becomes; when it comes to
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede