demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
prohibition; inhibition; ban
template; run of the mill; formulaic
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
declaration; statement; proclamation
influence; clout; leverage
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
corridor; hallway; passageway
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
engineer; technical officer
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
opposite side; other side
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor