to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
day by day; every day; by the day
precocious; precocious child
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
convenience; user-friendliness
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
clean water; purified water
river management; river improvement; flood control
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
well digging; well digger
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
distribution channel; channel of distribution
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
nice; good; well-executed
convention; tired tradition; old custom
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
gentle; mild; meek; tender
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
nonchalant air; unruffled air
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
a great variety of; diversity
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)