medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
administration (of medicine); giving medication
side effect; adverse reaction
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
clear; precise; definite; distinct
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
mechanism of action (e.g. drug); mode of action; action mechanism
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
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 be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to discuss; to talk together
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
at the window; by the window; next to the window
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mental illness; brain disease; cerebropathy