obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
cultivation; nurture; culture
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check