price reduction; depreciation; abatement
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to cry and shout; to scream
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
disparate society; stratified society
hating; strongly disliking
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to ponder; to contemplate
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
ecology; environmental movement; environmentalism
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
third-year student; third-year pupil
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
light and darkness; light and shade