cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
wherein; therein; thereinto
preference; priority; precedence
at first; in the beginning; originally
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
private; exclusive; secret
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen