in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
to live through; to survive
it is not (like that) either
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
immune strength; immunity
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
by both oneself and others
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
culture medium; growth medium
cultivation; nurture; culture
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
whatever the case; under any circumstances
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
main question; real issue at hand
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly