toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
individual; one by one; separate; each
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
good-quality; superior in quality
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
baton (of command); order; command; direction
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual