 | English  | German |  |
 | serious {adj} [illness, mistake, disappointment etc.] | 54 schwer [schwerwiegend, ernst] |  |
 | wasting {adj} [illness] | 21 schwächend |  |
 | marked {adj} {past-p} [face, personal appearance by e.g. illness] | 16 gezeichnet [von Krankheit, Leid etc.] |  |
 | spreading {adj} [illness, nuisance etc.] | 13 grassierend |  |
 | med. physical {adj} [illness] | 11 organisch [Krankheit] |  |
 | med. fatal {adj} [illness] | tödlich (verlaufend) |  |
 | secondary {adj} [e.g. address, home, illness, residence, vote] | Zweit- [z. B. Adresse, Wohnung, Erkrankung, Wohnsitz, Stimme] |  |
Verbs |
 | med. to whole [recover from illness] [rare] | 13 gesunden |  |
 | med. to get [contract an illness] | erkranken an |  |
 | to get sth. [obtain sth. / catch illness] | sichDat. etw.Akk. holen |  |
 | med. to have sth. [a disease, an illness] | an etw.Dat. erkrankt sein |  |
Nouns |
 | med. affliction [illness] | 1755 Krankheit {f} |  |
 | med. recuperation [from illness] | 219 Genesung {f} [geh.] |  |
 | fake [person feigning illness] | 93 Simulant {m} |  |
 | med. complaint [illness] | 59 Krankheit {f} |  |
 | med. dose [coll.] [bout of illness] | 20 Anfall {m} [Krankheitsanfall] |  |
 | agr. jobs relig. [church supplied farm helper as a stand-in for a farmer's wife during illness, etc.] | 16 Dorfhelferin {f} |  |
 | fake [female feigning illness] | 8 Simulantin {f} |  |
 | med. acuteness [illness] | akutes Stadium {n} [Krankheit] |  |
 | educ. med. aegrotat [Br.] [medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness] | Krankheitsattest {n} [für Schüler, Studenten] |  |
 | hist. psych. spec. drapetomania [supposed mental illness among slaves] | Drapetomanie {f} [sog. krankhafter Wandertrieb der Sklaven] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | sb./sth. has recovered [from illness] | jd./etw. ist genesen |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be better [after illness, shock etc.] | sichAkk. wieder besser fühlen |  |
 | to become haggard [e.g. due to illness] | hagern [selten] [hager werden] |  |
 | to break out [epidemic, fire, war, illness, etc.] | ausbrechen [beginnen, einsetzen] |  |
 | to get about [after illness] [coll.] [idiom] | wieder auf die Beine kommen [Redewendung] |  |
 | to get over sth. [a shock, a surprise, an illness, etc.] | sichAkk. von etw.Dat. erholen [von einem Schock, einer Überraschung, einer Krankheit etc.] |  |
 | to go about [illness, rumour] | umgehen [Krankheit, Gerücht] |  |
 | to guard against sth. [illness, misunderstandings, danger] | etw.Dat. vorbeugen [Krankheit, Irrtum, usw.] |  |
 | med. to pass sth. on [illness] | etw. übertragen [Krankheit] |  |
 | med. to pick up sth. [an illness] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. anstecken |  |
 | to pull through [survive illness / injury] | durchkommen [ugs.] [überleben] |  |
 | to sham Abram [archaic] [feign illness] | sich krank stellen [den kranken Mann spielen] |  |
 | to waste away [due to illness] | hinsiechen [geh.] |  |
 | to waste away [due to illness] | versiechen [veraltet] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | med. family history [presence of an illness in the family] | familiäre Vorbelastung {f} |  |
 | EU FoodInd. food safety ["against food-borne illness"; cf. food security] | Lebensmittelsicherheit {f} [„gegen Erkrankung durch Lebensmittel“; vgl. Ernährungssicherheit] |  |
 | FoodInd. gastr. food safety ["against food-borne illness"; cf. food security] | Nahrungsmittelsicherheit {f} [„gegen Erkrankung durch Lebensmittel“, Lebensmittelsicherheit; vgl. Ernährungssicherheit] |  |
 | snake oil [a liquid with dubious medicinal value but sold as a cure for at least one illness] | Quacksalberprodukt {n} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | med. psych. to be in therapy [from mental illness, alcohol / drug addiction] | sich in (therapeutischer) Behandlung befinden [bei psychischer Krankheit, Suchterkrankung] |  |
 | to be subject to sth. [illness etc.] | für etw.Akk. anfällig sein [Krankheit etc.] |  |
 | med. to stay in bed [because of an illness] | Bettruhe halten |  |
 | to stay in bed [because of an illness] | das Bett hüten |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Dekompressionskrankheit {f} |  |
 | med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Druckluftkrankheit {f} [Dekompressionskrankheit] |  |
 | med. compressed-air illness [decompression illness, DCI] | Taucherkrankheit {f} [Dekompressionskrankheit] |  |
 | working hours lost [because of illness etc.] | Ausfallstunden {pl} [Stunden, in denen wegen Krankheit etc. nicht gearbeitet werden kann] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be up and about [after an illness; after sleep] | wieder auf den Beinen sein [wieder gesund sein; wieder auf sein] |  |
 | to make a good recovery [e.g. from an illness, an accident] | sich gut erholen [z. B. von einer Krankheit, einem Unfall] |  |
 | med. to run a chronic course [illness] | einen chronischen Verlauf nehmen [Krankheit] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | He is over the worst. [of an illness etc.] | Er ist über das Schlimmste hinweg. [einer Krankheit usw.] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to take a lot out of sb. [cold, illness etc.] [idiom] | jdm. zusetzen [Kälte, Krankheit etc.] |  |