funny story; funny anecdote
to solicit; to demand; to extort
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to overcome (a difficulty)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
to call a person's attention (to)
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
diagnosis; medical examination
to give the stamp of approval
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be able to manage somehow or other
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
vitality; (one's) life force
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
creation; generation; formation; derivation
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
people; men and women; each person; everybody
supply; supplying; replenishment
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint