of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(not saying anything) no matter what
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
progress; advance; making (good) progress
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
end; close; conclusion; termination
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
informal consent; private consent
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
hostility; animosity; enmity
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to seize (secure) evidence
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
have to do; must; should; ought to
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for