to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
number one; first; best; most; game; round
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
company president; manager; director
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
woman; female; feminine gender
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)