to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
in the meanwhile; during the time
you (plural); all of you; you all
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
job hunting; job searching
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
finding employment; getting a job
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
rather; sooner; preferably
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
performer; entertainer; celebrity
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
periodic; regular; routine
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty