to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
early (days); initial stage; initial
not yet known; unknown; strange
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
desolate field; withered field
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
cultivation; nurture; culture
biological warfare; bacteriological warfare; germ warfare
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
multiplication table; times table
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
bacterium; bacteria; germ
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
antitoxin; antivenin; antivenom