serious; severe; grave; acute
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
vitality; (one's) life force
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
physical condition; state of health
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
order; command; directions; instructions
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fifth day of the month; five days
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
call; summons; convening; convocation
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to