to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to get strong; to gain strength
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
having not the slightest idea
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
series of battles; successive battles
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too (much); overly; excessively
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
surroundings; environs; circumference
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly