abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one's physical safety; personal security
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
unknown; obscure; insignificant
how long; how much; to what extent
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
world; society; people; the public
sympathy; empathy; response
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
in proportion to; just as much as
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
number of persons; personnel
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer