half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
presence (impressive quality)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to look down on; to make light of
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the same; the said; likewise
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
indescribable; having no way to express
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
such; this sort of; like this
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
reproachful; hateful; bitter
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
with these words; while saying
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
considerably; greatly; a lot
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
long (time that has passed); old (story)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined