slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to jump at; to be attracted by
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
dirty work; unpleasant task
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
carrying out one's original intention
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to run through; to run past
to put into effect; to put into practice
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...