sick person; patient; invalid
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
endemic disease; local disease
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
type of occupation; occupational category
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
return; relapse; recurrence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
great hurry; great haste; rush
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
the same; the said; likewise
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to save; to leave over; to spare
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
consequently; as a result
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
advance; moving forward; progress
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
things at hand; personal belongings
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
in succession; one by one
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases