merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to die; (lit.) to become bones
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to name; to call; to christen; to term
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
infection; contagion; becoming infected
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
World Health Organization (Organisation); WHO
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in succession; one by one
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
general term; generic name
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
originally; by nature; from the start
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously