change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
romantic; spicy; coquettish
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to use X as a selling point
different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter