to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
third day of the month; three days
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
in accordance with; according to
January; first month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
recuperation; medical treatment
ostensible (surface) reason
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
poor physical health; bad shape
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
letter; missive; note; mail
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
different opinion; objection
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
study; pursuit of knowledge
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge