increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
serious; severe; grave; acute
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to close (one's eyes); to shut
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; like that; that sort of; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cooperation; collaboration
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at