degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
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)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to speak ill of; to disparage
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
concession; conciliation; compromise
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs