business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
special; particular; peculiar; unique
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one day; (on) a certain day
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be found; to be discovered
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)