tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
meeting; greeting; welcome
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to be cleared of a charge
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be expensive; to be costly
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
open; spacious; extensive
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to detain; to check; to restrain
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication