uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
prescription (of medicine); formula
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
condition; state (of health); appearance
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to be injured; to sustain a wound
almost not able (to do something)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se