tide; current; tendency; trend
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
is something that; is that which
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be helpful; to be useful
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
completion; perfection; accomplishment
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly