chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
temporary closing of classes
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
not yet known; unknown; strange
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
this and that; such and such
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
receiving an electric shock
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to some extent; to a certain extent
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
infection route; source of infection
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
anything and everything; just about everything
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
infection; contagion; becoming infected
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?