decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
I see; that's right; indeed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
episode; anecdote; vignette
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
station; office; guardroom
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it