to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to become better; to improve
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to claim victims; to leave casualties
questionnaire; survey; poll
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside