(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
very likely; very probable
rather; sooner; preferably
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
if so; in that case; in that situation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
difficult problem; challenge
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
impression; strong belief; conviction
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
the last moment; the very end
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
light blue; pale blue; aqua