symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
from the beginning; from scratch
all; entire; whole; altogether
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
environment; circumstance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
variation; rogue (something)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
materials; data; document
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
here and there; everywhere