The time that an illness lasts—for example, stomach trouble: “He’s been having a long ________ of stomach trouble.”
| SIEGE | 702 |
| SPELL | 237 |
| PERIOD | 62 |
| BOUT | 35 |
| SESSION | 14 |
| RUN | 10 |
| DURATION | 9 |
| CASE | 7 |
| HISTORY | 7 |
| BEDRIDDEN | 6 |
| ILLNESS | 6 |
| SERIES | 6 |
| SEIZURE | 5 |
| TIME | 5 |
| STRETCH | 4 |
| TERM | 3 |
| ATTACK | 2 |
| LINE | 2 |
| PIERD | 2 |
| ROUND | 2 |
| AFFAIR | 1 |
| AILMENT | 1 |
| BAT | 1 |
| BATTLE WITH | 1 |
| CHRONIC | 1 |
| DRAG | 1 |
| DRAWN-OUT AFFAIR | 1 |
| DRAWN-OUT AFFAIR OF | 1 |
| DRAWN-OUT ILLNESS | 1 |
| DRAWN-OUT SPELL | 1 |
| HE’S BEEN SICK AWHILE | 1 |
| HE’S BEEN WORRIED WITH HIS STOMACH A LONG TIME | 1 |
| ORDEAL | 1 |
| PRETTY GOOD WHILE | 1 |
| PULL | 1 |
| QUITE A SPELL | 1 |
| RECORD | 1 |
| SICK SPELL | 1 |
| SICKNESS | 1 |
| STAGE | 1 |
| STOMACH TROUBLE | 1 |
| SURGE | 1 |
| TRIAL | 1 |
| VOMITING | 1 |
| WET | 1 |
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