illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
demon of ill health; disease
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
still; even now; to this day
close; intimate; on good terms
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
why; how; for what reason
don't you think?; indicates question
troublesome; annoying; complicated
how; in what way; how about; questionable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
considerably; greatly; a lot
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker