one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
serious; severe; grave; acute
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
tendency; trend; inclination
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
going to the hospital for regular treatment
same; similar; (just) like; equal
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
periodic; regular; routine
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
already; now; no longer; not any more
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
monetary; financial; pecuniary
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
even if not; even without
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
the said person; he; she; same surname
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
small number; few; minority
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being