to be attacked by a disease
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
cache; place to hide something
duty room; staff room; waiting room
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
hook; crochet hook; crochet needle
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
vetala; corpse demon; corpse ghost; ghoul
deep affection; dear; beloved