contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
without; but if; otherwise; or else
out of character; unlike one
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre