brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
simply put; putting it simply; in short
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
endemic disease; local disease
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
babies and preschool children
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
chickenpox; chicken pox; varicella
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
joints; points (of a speech)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
3rd day of the month; three days
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
7th day of the month; seven days
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
slightly heavy; a little heavy
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
very young; little; childish; immature
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)