deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
how much; how many; to what extent
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
main cause; primary factor
number of times; frequency; count
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
for example; for instance; e.g.
in its entirety; whole; wholly
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to breathe out; to exhale
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
3rd day of the month; three days
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
this (very thing); this precisely
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Hades (god); Hades (the underworld)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain