decrease; reduction; decline
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
grasp; catch; understanding
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
course; route; path; process; means
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
restoration; repair; mending
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
worst; worst-case (scenario)
station; office; guardroom
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do