diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
self-consciousness; self-awareness
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
beginning; outset; first; onset
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to pick up; to find; to gather
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
guidance; leadership; leading the way
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
discovery; detection; finding
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
triangle; triangular shape
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with