fit; spasm; attack; seizure
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
deadly disease; sickness unto death
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to subsist; to keep on living
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to withstand; to be able to endure
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
our country; our land; one's own country
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
adds force or indicates command
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
chronological order; time series
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be born; to come into the world
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
contract; compact; agreement