achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
stealthily; secretly; in secret
clerk; office worker; office staff
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
most difficult; next to impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
friction; discord; strife
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sincere; earnest; serious
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid