heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
such; like that; that sort of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
of course; certainly; naturally
as much as one can; as much as possible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
junior high school student; middle school pupil
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be silent; to say nothing
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love