to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
whole nation; whole land; whole country
direct connection; direct link
person affected by a disease; sufferer
to start; to begin; to commence
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
method of treatment; cure; remedy
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
long; drawn-out; very long
to temper thoroughly; to train well
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
end; close; finish; termination
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
this (very thing); this precisely
to be injured; to sustain a wound
stale; hackneyed; cliched
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
this for sure; certainly is
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)