deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
it's been a long time; long time no see
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N