illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
curse; spell; malediction
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
but; however; provided that
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
entire world; whole world; world stage
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
by all means; by all costs
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
street; quarter; district; area
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
this world; this life; world of the living
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
due form; official; formality
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")