losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
it's not like; it isn't as if
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to perceive; to understand
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
how many years; how long; what year
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
besides; in addition; also; moreover
beginning; clue; starting point
number one; first; best; most; game; round
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to become dim; to become blurred
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom