recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
most part; greater part; majority
good news; happy news; glad tidings
great war; great battle; world war
strength; power; proficiency; ability
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
absence; disregard; indifference
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
training; drill; practice; discipline
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
responsibility; duty; obligation
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
opinion; intention; thought
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up