Words and expressions about someone who has been very sick but now is getting better: “He’s ________.”
| RECUPERATING | 244 |
| IMPROVING | 234 |
| RECOVERING | 211 |
| CONVALESCING | 161 |
| ON THE MEND | 148 |
| GETTING BETTER | 32 |
| COMING OUT OF IT | 28 |
| MENDING | 28 |
| COMING ALONG | 27 |
| ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY | 17 |
| GETTING WELL | 16 |
| COMING AROUND | 12 |
| FEELING BETTER | 10 |
| GETTING OVER IT | 8 |
| PICKING UP | 8 |
| BETTER | 7 |
| SNAPPING OUT OF IT | 7 |
| ON THE GAIN | 6 |
| PROGRESSING | 6 |
| GOING TO MAKE IT | 5 |
| OUT OF THE WOODS | 5 |
| PERKING UP | 5 |
| COMING ALONG NICELY | 4 |
| DOING BETTER | 4 |
| DOING WELL | 4 |
| GAINING | 4 |
| ON THE UP-AND-UP | 4 |
| OVER THE HUMP | 4 |
| UP AND ABOUT | 4 |
| UP AND AROUND | 4 |
| BACK ON HIS FEET | 3 |
| COMING ON | 3 |
| IMPROVED | 3 |
| IMPROVING RIGHT ALONG | 3 |
| ON THE UP GRADE | 3 |
| PULLING OUT OF IT | 3 |
| COMING ALONG FINE | 2 |
| COMING ALONG GOOD | 2 |
| CONVALESCENT | 2 |
| GETTING ALONG | 2 |
| GETTING BETTER NOW | 2 |
| GETTING OVER | 2 |
| GITTIN’ ALONG | 2 |
| HE’LL MAKE IT | 2 |
| LOT BETTER | 2 |
| LOTS BETTER | 2 |
| ON THE WAY UP | 2 |
| OVER THE HILL | 2 |
| OVERCOMING | 2 |
| PULLED THROUGH | 2 |
| ABLE TO BE OUT | 1 |
| ABLE TO SIT UP AND PICK | 1 |
| ABOUT TO OVERCOME IT | 1 |
| BETTER NOW | 1 |
| BETTER OFF | 1 |
| BETTERING | 1 |
| BOUNCING BACK | 1 |
| CHEATED THE DEVIL | 1 |
| COME OUT OF IT | 1 |
| COMING ALL FINE | 1 |
| COMING ALONG ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| COMING ALONG BETTER | 1 |
| COMING ALONG JUST FINE | 1 |
| COMING ALONG PRETTY GOOD | 1 |
| COMING BACK | 1 |
| COMING BACK TO LIFE | 1 |
| COMING RIGHT ALONG | 1 |
| COMING THROUGH | 1 |
| CURE UP | 1 |
| DOING ALL RIGHT NOW | 1 |
| DOING FINE | 1 |
| DOING GOOD | 1 |
| DOING MUCH BETTER | 1 |
| DOING NICELY NOW | 1 |
| DOING O.K. | 1 |
| DOING PRETTY GOOD NOW | 1 |
| DOING REAL GOOD | 1 |
| FEELING A LOT BETTER | 1 |
| FEELING ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| FINALLY GETTING BETTER | 1 |
| GAINING STRENGTH | 1 |
| GETTING ALONG BETTER | 1 |
| GETTING ALONG FINE | 1 |
| GETTING AROUND | 1 |
| GETTING BACK | 1 |
| GETTING BACK INTO SHAPE | 1 |
| GETTING BACK ON HIS FEET | 1 |
| GETTING BACK TO NORMAL | 1 |
| GETTING HIS HEALTH BACK | 1 |
| GETTING ON HIS FEET | 1 |
| GETTING STRONGER | 1 |
| GETTING UP NOW | 1 |
| GETTING WITH IT | 1 |
| GITTIN’ WELL | 1 |
| GOING TO BE UP AND AROUND | 1 |
| GOING TO MEND | 1 |
| GOING TO PULL OUT OF IT | 1 |
| GOING TO PULL THROUGH | 1 |
| GOT IT BEAT | 1 |
| HEALING | 1 |
| IMPROVING SLOW | 1 |
| JAKE’S BETTER, HE JOKES | 1 |
| KICKED IT OFF | 1 |
| KICKING OUT OF IT | 1 |
| LINGERING ON | 1 |
| LOOKING BETTER | 1 |
| LOOKING FINE | 1 |
| LOOKING UP | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE HE’S COMING THIS WAY | 1 |
| LOT BETTER THAN HE WAS | 1 |
| LOTS BETTER NOW | 1 |
| LUCKY | 1 |
| MADE THE GRADE | 1 |
| MAKING A CHANGE | 1 |
| MAKING IT | 1 |
| MUCH BETTER | 1 |
| MUCH BETTER NOW | 1 |
| MUCH IMPROVED | 1 |
| NEARLY WELL | 1 |
| ON HIS WAY | 1 |
| ON THE IMPROVEMENT LIST | 1 |
| ON THE INCLINE OF IMPROVEMENT | 1 |
| ON THE MAKE | 1 |
| ON THE RECOVERY LIST | 1 |
| ON THE ROAD | 1 |
| ON THE ROAD BACK | 1 |
| ON THE UPHILL PULL | 1 |
| ON THE WAY BACK | 1 |
| ON THE WAY TO RECOVERY | 1 |
| OUT AND AROUND | 1 |
| OUT OF DANGER | 1 |
| OUT OF THE BUSH | 1 |
| OVER THE RIFFLE | 1 |
| OVERCOME IT | 1 |
| PASSED THE CRISIS | 1 |
| PERTING UP | 1 |
| PULLED OUT OF IT | 1 |
| PULLED THROUGH IT | 1 |
| PULLING OUT | 1 |
| PULLING THROUGH | 1 |
| REALLY DOING ALL RIGHT | 1 |
| REALLY HAD A TIME OF IT BUT GITTIN’ BETTER | 1 |
| RECOVERING FAST | 1 |
| RECUPING | 1 |
| REGAINING HER STRENGTH | 1 |
| RESPONDING TO TREATMENT | 1 |
| REVIVING | 1 |
| SHAPING UP | 1 |
| SHOWING IMPROVEMENT | 1 |
| SHOWING SIGNS OF GETTING BETTER | 1 |
| SHOWS IMPROVEMENT | 1 |
| SOME BETTER | 1 |
| SOON BE OUT | 1 |
| SOON BE UP | 1 |
| SPRUCING UP | 1 |
| STARTING TO IMPROVE | 1 |
| STARTING TO MEND | 1 |
| STARTING TO MEND ALONG | 1 |
| STARTING TO PICK UP | 1 |
| TOGETHER AGAIN | 1 |
| TURNED THE CORNER | 1 |
| UP AND ABOUT AGAIN | 1 |
| UP AND ABOUT NOW | 1 |
| UP AND COMING | 1 |
| UP ON DECK AGAIN | 1 |
| WELL NOW | 1 |
| WELL OVER IT | 1 |
| WHIPPING IT | 1 |
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