to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be needed; to be wanted
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to face; to go towards; to head towards
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
100,000; hundred thousand
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
instead; but (on the other hand)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
review; reconsideration; revision
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
fall; drop; descent; coming down
complete recovery; healing
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
(very) patient; persevering
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes