popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
American Indian; Native American
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
war; fighting; fierce competition
to rank next to; to come after
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
Fleming; Flemming; Flemyng
laboratory dish; Petri dish
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
drug-resistant bacterium; drug-resistant bacteria
one cause; one reason; one factor
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; MRSA
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
timewise; temporal; chronal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)