sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
founder; originator; pioneer
very much; very many; more and more
one's possessions; ownership
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
trade; buying and selling
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
considerably; fairly; quite
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
good; goodness; right; virtue
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects