counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
infection; contagion; becoming infected
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
as if nothing had happened
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
superstition; superstitious belief
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
disaster; calamity; misfortune
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to backfire; to have a harmful result
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
deep affection; dear; beloved
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
wife who is older than her husband
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion