prevention; precaution; protection against
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
light; faint; pale; fleeting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
that's true; of course; obviously
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to refer to; to use as reference
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized