to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
function; facility; faculty; feature
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
form; shape; figure; visage
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
no matter how much time passes
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
besides; in addition; also; moreover
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to come from; to have roots in
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
new government; new administration
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable