true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
in the meantime; meanwhile
catercorner; diagonally opposite
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
vacant house; unoccupied house
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
distinctive; characteristic