promotion; raising of status
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
somehow; for some reason (or other)
madness; craziness; insanity
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
very much; exceedingly; extremely
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
injection (liquid); parenteral solution
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
flowers and trees; flowering trees
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
home remedy; medical treatment by a layperson
body; physical system; (the) person
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
earache; aural pain; ear pain; otalgia; otodynia
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
medical director; chief physician
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
arrogant; haughty; insolent
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
eardrum; tympanic membrane
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
counter for drops of liquid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed