illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
since when; from when; how long
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
period of youth; while young
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
originally; by nature; from the start
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
special; particular; peculiar; unique
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at least; at most; (even) just
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings