illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
that day; the very same day
to be born; to come into the world
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to have a talk; to tell a story
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
breathing techniques; breath control
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
just because; even if; even though