stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
family; members of a family
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cold reception; inhospitality
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
meaning; significance; sense
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
manipulation of information; spin
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
for example; for instance; e.g.
bunch of flowers; bouquet