fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
stepwise; one step at a time
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to play cool; to act cool
to fall ill; to be taken ill
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
8th day of the month; eight days
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
investigation; research; looking something up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing