to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
one's long-cherished desire
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to turn towards; to point
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
criterion (criteria) for selection
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
that; the matter in question
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete with; to vie for
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality