to need; to demand; to take; to require
rather; better; instead; if anything
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
serious; severe; grave; acute
patient's condition; pathology
woman who has given birth
remarkable; striking; obvious
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
coloured glass; colored glass
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly