to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
endurance; perseverance; patience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
actor; actress; player; performer
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to do someone in; to bump someone off
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be worried; to be troubled
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
after school (at the end of the day)