the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
very much; exceedingly; extremely
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
just past noon; afternoon
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
no way to do; nothing can be done
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be needed; to be wanted
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
action; operation; effect; function
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
simple and clear; plain and simple
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
untouched; unused; intact