decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
plural; multiple; several
likability; favorability; popularity
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
original story; original version; this volume
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
target group; target persons
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to join forces; to cooperate
recovery; rescue; recapture
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
reality; actuality; hard fact
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
antiquity; the previous era