(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
wound suffered in a fight
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
beforehand; in advance; previously
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
about when; about what time; how soon
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hostility; antagonism; opposition
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to finish reading; to read through
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
release; emission; ejection
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
while; even though; despite
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
dealing with; coping with
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion