sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
little by little; bit by bit
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
being startled; getting a shock
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to begin to walk; to set out
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to subsist; to keep on living
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to live; to make a living; to get on with