progress; advance; improvement; development
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(one) could even say that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
milking; milker; milkmaid
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
manner of using one's hands
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
treating someone like a child
together; at the same time; same; identical
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
appointment; rendezvous; date
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch