gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to work hard; to make an effort
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
you could say; you might say; verging on the
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion