deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to yell; to rant; to rave
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
living room (Western style); sitting room
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
duty to support (a person)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand