following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
manly; masculine; like a man
to be worried; to be troubled
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
medical apparatus; medical instruments
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
three; three years of age
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
form; shape; figure; morph
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
group; bunch; crowd; group
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten