advance; moving forward; progress
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
secret; private; surreptitious
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
interference; intervention; meddling
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
outside of; not covered by
official history; authorized history
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one breath; chug!; drink!
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
pronunciation; production of sound
very; extremely; excessively
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
way of talking; speaking style
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake