increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
shopping; purchased goods
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at once; immediately; right now
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to subsist; to keep on living
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
interview (e.g. for a job)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up