universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
the same as always; day after day
by means of; due to; because of; according to
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity