passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
adherent; devotee; believer
because of; owing to; due to
to explain adequately; to be accountable
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
close relation (association)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
without; but if; otherwise; or else
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to join together; to combine; to join up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
several people; a few people
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
reason; logic; method; system; order
future (usually near); prospects
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
hidden room; secret chamber
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
study; research; investigation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included