goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
spirochaete; spirochete; Treponema pallidum (species of spirochaete that causes syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws)
several years; a few years
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
contraction of a disease; morbidity
surgery; surgical procedure
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
to concern; to be related
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
ultimate; final; last; eventual
founder; organizer; organiser
longing for; burning desire