symptoms; condition (of a patient)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
death penalty; capital punishment
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
large number (of); many; majority
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
way (of doing); manner; method; means
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
health; healthy; sound; fit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
everywhere; all over; throughout
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sick person; patient; invalid
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
as if it were about oneself
to take a breath; to take a short rest
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be silent; to say nothing
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)