slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
general idea; concept; notion
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
long-awaited; much-awaited
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to stiffen; to become stiff
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
like that; that way; thus
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
last days; the end; one's fate
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
bragging of one's misfortune
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to graduate from a university
enterprise; business; company; corporation
business results; business performance
the same generation; coeval
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay