decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to look around; to look towards (us)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
such; this sort of; like this
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to think of; to come up with
calling by name; designation; nomination
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent