illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nothing but; except; no more than
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
since when; from when; how long
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
... years old; age (of) ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
period of youth; while young
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at least; at most; (even) just
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings