to continue to increase; to continue to mount
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
continuation; succession; series
person who has committed suicide
at that time; in those days
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
depression; recession; slump
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sad to say; how sad; alas
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
comparatively; relatively
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
existence; possession; having; limited company
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
connection; link; relationship
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be damaged; to receive damage
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone