to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
compelling force; legal force
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
study; diligence; discount; reduction
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
teatime; tea break; coffee break
but; however; provided that
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny