to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to shout (in anger); to yell
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
sales; selling; marketing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
though; notwithstanding; although
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside of; not covered by
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
progress; being under way
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
decision; settlement; definition
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
participation; joining; entry; adherence
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very