decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to pay attention; to be watchful
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
management; administration; operation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to move forward; to move on
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
general public; the masses
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
immediately; right away; on the spot
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
innocence; being not guilty
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state