decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
main cause; primary factor
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
understanding person; supporter
father and mother; parents
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to lean against; to set against
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
battlefield; battleground
few decades; many decades; several decades
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview