soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to need; to call for; to require
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)
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
melting; fusion; liquefaction
vaccine; antivirus software
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
return; relapse; recurrence
brain tumor; brain tumour
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance