to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
what kind of; what sort of; what
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
purification; refining; simplification
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
legend; folklore; tradition
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
vitality; (one's) life force
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
all; entire; whole; altogether
superstition; superstitious belief
instability; insecurity; crankiness
toxin; poisonous substance
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to find out; to discover; to locate
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rich person; wealthy person
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common