to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
well-bred; of good upbringing
genuine; authentic; true; real
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
exemplar; model; example; pattern
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
interference; intervention; meddling
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
on countless occasions; many a time
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
finger flick to the forehead
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
infant; baby; little child
caller; visitor; company; guest
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
oppression; suppression; pressure
no way to do; nothing can be done
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death