very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
powerful medicine; strong poison
disintegration; self-destruction
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
strike while the iron is hot
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to cover up with something
self-mutilation; self-injury
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
reason; grounds; circumstances
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to accept; to receive; to agree
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
serious crime; grave crime
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to get thin; to taper off
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
distress; wretched condition