serious; severe; grave; acute
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
consecutive victories; series of victories
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to bawl; to cry; to scream
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
instead; but (on the other hand)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be helpful; to be useful
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
tone (of voice); manner of talking
place; room; margin; scope
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
tedious; boring; being fed up with
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements