addition; annexation; appendage
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
environment; circumstance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to replace; to move; to change the position of
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
superstition; superstitious belief
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
although there are many of them
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)