to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
for example; for instance; e.g.
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
onset of an illness; falling ill
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
migration; move; emigration; immigration
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
as you can imagine; as imagined
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
patience; endurance; perseverance
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive