(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
for today; for the time being
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
reconciliation; make peace with
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
surrounding at a distance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
starting line; starting point
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
by today; before the day is over
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
prospects of victory; chances of success
to cut corners; to be shoddy
ready... (as in "ready, go!")