to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
proper; right; reasonable
reason; cause; circumstances
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
firmly rooted; deep-seated
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
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 reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
battlefield; battleground
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
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
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to take back; to recapture