gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
from the beginning; from scratch
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
decision; determination; resolution
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
having sociable manners; sociable
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)