specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
medical science; medicine
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
financing company; credit firm
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
regret; repentance; remorse
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on