in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
using as an intermediary; through
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Internet service provider; ISP
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
environment; circumstance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to complain; to make a complaint
imagination; supposition; guess