to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to pretend; to act (as if)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
one grain; one drop; one bead
to put one's strength into
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
fiction; fabrication; concoction
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
with a single blow; with one stroke
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse