increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
charming; fascinating; attractive
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(not) even once; (not) ever
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
some people; a few people; several people
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout