slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
one by one; one at a time; in turn
normal practice; proper practice
to have confidence in one's own abilities
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
solution; solution strategy
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
on bad terms; at loggerheads
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to say too much; to go too far
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)