local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
just because; even if; even though
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
medical treatment; medical care
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
existence; being; presence
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
great famine; severe famine
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
belief; faith; conviction
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
rule; reign; government; governing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to think of; to come up with
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
serious wound; serious injury
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
form; situation; condition
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
trivial; not amounting to much
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage