while alive; during one's lifetime
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to intervene; to stop (something)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
infection; contagion; becoming infected
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
just past noon; afternoon
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to wash away; to rinse off
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to write down; to record; to register
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
how many years; how long; what year
you could say; you might say; verging on the
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
memories; recollections; reminiscence
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)