to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
determination; resolution
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
right beside; close to; nearby
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
of no interest; not interested
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
one's manners; one's attitude
intimacy; affection; familiarity
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
talk; conversation; dialogue
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
the other day; a few days ago
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)