serious; grave; dignified; solemn
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
failure; mistake; blunder
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rising; ascending; climbing
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
country; territory; domain; realm
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
(political) administration; political power
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
World War III; Third World War
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
rule; reign; government; governing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize