to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
by sheer strength; by brute force
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
I see; that's right; indeed
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
broad view; big picture; wide perspective
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
hard to reach place; remote place
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...