to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
infection; contagion; becoming infected
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
pregnancy; conception; gestation
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
still; even now; to this day
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
the last moment; the very end
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning