betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
one floor (of a building); single floor
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
riding together; riding with
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
elevator landing; elevator hall
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to polish up; to shine up
native rock; natural rock
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
(walking) stick; cane; wand
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
legend; folklore; tradition
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be born; to come into the world
you could say; you might say; verging on the
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy