progress; advance; improvement; development
steady progress; rapid advance
video game hardware; video game console
change; transition; vicissitudes
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
orders; instructions; directive; command
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be worn down; to be reduced
considerably; greatly; a lot
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pieces; scraps; disconnected
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
semi-transparent; translucent
parting; separation; farewell
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
negotiations; discussions; connection
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart