to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
degeneration; retrogression
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
fluent (in a language); flowing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the place for; the time for; the level of