decrease; reduction; decline
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
reduction by half; halving
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
in this way; thus; such; uh...
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(some) more; even more; longer; further
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that