to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
one day; (on) a certain day
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
infection; contagion; becoming infected
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to grow up; to become an adult
to be too late; to be too slow
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
time; hour; period; class
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
for the first time in one's life
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
suggestion; hint; implication
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury