paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
progress; being under way
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
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 be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
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 gather strength; 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
production (e.g. play); direction
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 be promoted
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
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; extension (of time)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
exposure to wind; severe criticism
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)