(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
a few years ago; some years back
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
and then; and so; and; so then
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)