work-in-progress; working state
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
notice; attention; observation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
recommendation; referral; endorsement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
popular name; common name; given name
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
in proportion to; just as much as
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
record keeper; recorder; archivist
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden