to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to become better; to improve
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
frequency (of occurrence)
willpower; energy; vitality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to talk; to chat; to chatter
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
outside of; not covered by
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
serious; severe; grave; acute
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
naturally; of course; understandably
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
proposal; proposition; suggestion