to have medicine be effective
beforehand; in advance; previously
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dealing with; coping with
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
our country; our land; one's own country
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
suffix for familiar person
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
counter for books; volume
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
way; method; means; resource; course
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
action; operation; effect; function