illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
mediator; middleman; intermediary; (disease) vector; carrier
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
drinking water; potable water
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
infection route; source of infection
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
gratitude; thanks; apology
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
directly opposite; right in front
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)