deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
brand-new article; new item
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
either way; in any case; one way or another
enticement; inducement; attraction
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
hating; strongly disliking
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
evening meal; dinner; supper
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
rebellious phase; rebellious age
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
height of; middle of; full bloom
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
very likely; very probable
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
prime of one's working life
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me