slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to rise; to erect; to get up
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
changing completely; transformation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become fraught with emotion
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
large quantity; large amount
periodic; regular; routine
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to fall completely silent; to become still as death