gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
adds force or indicates command
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
danger; peril; hazard; risk
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cooperation; collaboration
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
living abroad; life overseas
just one person; only one
how; in what way; by what means
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
police; police officer; police station
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
anthology; collection of works