progress; advance; improvement; development
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
curiosity; inquisitiveness
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
university (college) professor
year in, year out; always; 24-7
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
best friend; very close friend
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge