deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
correction; revision; amendment
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
match (for lighting a fire)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
function; facility; faculty; feature
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
use; utilization; utilisation; application
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
three; three years of age
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to some extent; to a certain extent
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
several people; a few people
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short