to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
little by little; bit by bit
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
proving ground; test site
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
complete victory; total victory
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
outward appearance; apparent
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas