complete recovery of health
ratio; proportion; percentage
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
technical term; terminology; jargon
illness; condition; -pathy
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to discuss; to talk together
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
nervous; neural; neurogenic
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
transfer student; student changing schools
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
way of calling (something or someone)
older sister; lass; young lady
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
country living; life in the country; country life
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head