correlation; interrelation; intertwining
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to arrive; to come to pass
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to be nearing death; to be dying
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
manners; behavior; behaviour
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
this and that; one thing and another
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
administration; medication; dosage
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to (a place); until (a time)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
a few years ago; some years back
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
little by little; bit by bit
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge