first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
death by suffocation; death by choking
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
decompression sickness; the bends
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
within the blood; blood-borne
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
water (hydraulic) pressure
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
one breath; chug!; drink!
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hyperbaric oxygen therapy; HBOT
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
sense of values; values; value system
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up