very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
hospitalization; hospitalisation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
recuperation; medical treatment
end; close; conclusion; termination
2nd day of the month; two days
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
how much; how many; to what extent