gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
occasional; infrequent; rare
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
invisibly; secretly; privately
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to tower above; to stand out
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
urgency; exigency; emergency
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
custom; practice; convention; precedent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
violent emotion; passion; fury
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
grip (of hand); grip strength
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
pushing and shoving techniques
to be infected; to be contagious
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
living up to (one's, its) reputation
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
old friend; old acquaintance
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by