gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
because of; owing to; due to
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
reopening; resumption; restarting
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)