gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
make no progress; remain unsettled
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
to eagerly look forward to
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
diversion; putting something to another use
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
separate; scattered; apart
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
silence; stillness; quietness
circulation; dissemination
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
joint struggle; common (united) front
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to turn completely into; to become completely
about; concerning; related to; -ish
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to use up all one's strength
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay