to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
commander; commanding officer; CO
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
a step; short distance; short time
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
difference; variation; difference
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
when it becomes; when it comes to
offense and defense; offence and defence
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
front; frontage; facade; main
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
too much; excessively; too
surroundings; environs; circumference
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
beyond imagination; unimaginable
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants