to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
nature; property; disposition
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
incident; affair; happening; event
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
never mind!; don't worry about it
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
mental; psychological; physical
main cause; primary factor
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
possible; likely; probable
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
family; members of a family
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
that is to say; so that means
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away