If the obituary writer writes that the person died of "a long illness" or "a sudden illness", it is usually because the relatives or people concerned don't want information disclosed concerning a particular disease.
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- Then came a very long ______ for my mother. A: heaviness B: healthy C: illness D: disease
- You don’t cure an illness by ignoring it or just fighting the ______.
- The new of his sudden illness came ____ (expect).
- Disease may either be associated with illness or be ______.
- 中国大学MOOC: Don’t talk about _________ illness or any illness.