interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
rare; uncommon; not often seen
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
national holiday; public holiday
standing on one's feet for a long time
very busy (person or thing)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to become better; to improve
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(not so) much; (not) very
naturally; of course; understandably
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
difference; variation; difference
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
one-by-one; separately; in detail
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be worried; to be troubled
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious