useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
softness; gentleness; weakness
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
drama; play; Chinese opera
drama; play; powerful drug
failure; mistake; blunder
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to lose sight of; to miss
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
such; this sort of; like this
recollection; reminiscence
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)