to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
long (time that has passed); old (story)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to blow out; to spout out
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
temporary; transitory; short-lived
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
long time; several hours; long spell
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
final; eventual; ultimate
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
reality; actuality; hard fact
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology