gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
it is not (like that) either
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
without omission; in full
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
incident; affair; happening; event
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
witnessing; observing; sighting
discovery; detection; finding
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.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
in deep black; in jet black
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis