gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
neglecting; leaving alone
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
craftsman; skilled artisan
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
neighbourhood; neighborhood
tradition; legend; folklore
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
allocation; assignment; allotment
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
invitation; introduction; temptation
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
one by one; one after another; successively
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience