mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to be a matter of life or death
critical moment; do-or-die situation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
serious; severe; grave; acute
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
early detection (of an illness)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
neutrophil; neutrophilic leukocyte
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep