to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
reconciliation; make peace with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to change completely; to change suddenly
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
worst; worst-case (scenario)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hostility; animosity; enmity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)