decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to continue (going along some trend)
one end; an end; part; fragment
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
end; close; conclusion; termination
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
conversely; on the contrary
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to have a talk; to tell a story
difficult to ...; hard to ...
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
just because; even if; even though
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
time; season; period; phase; stage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
military forces; hosts; troops
imagination; supposition; guess
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
of tender years; very young
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this