stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
story; tale; talk; discussion
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
successful bid; winning a tender
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
clear; precise; definite; distinct
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
conviction; belief; confidence
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
government body; government agency
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
imagination; supposition; guess
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to get angry; to become perverse
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
single word; a few words; brief comment