gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to subsist; to keep on living
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
preface; introduction; preamble
to order; to command; to appoint
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to rain incessantly; to downpour
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
reputation; respectability
even if; even though; however; no matter how
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
police; police officer; police station
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
art of self-defense (defence)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
expression; look; countenance; face
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
main cause; primary factor
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to some extent; to a certain extent
pride; dignity; self-respect
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament