even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
death rate; mortality rate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to satisfy one's appetite
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
never ceasing; never ending; endless
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
how; in what way; how about
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
long ago; a long time ago; already
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die