decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
split; division; break up
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to repeat; to do something over again
third day of the month; three days
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to subsist; to keep on living
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
defense; defence; protection
chief; main; principal; important
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
decrease; reduction; decline