defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to have a talk; to tell a story
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
head; lead; vanguard; first
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
dominion; territory; possession
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to give directions; to issue instructions
(distant) howling; backbiting
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across