uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
medical examination; checkup; consultation
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
method of treatment; cure; remedy
deadly disease; sickness leading to death; terminal illness
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
unceasing; never-ending; endless
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
banknote; bill; note; paper money
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
telephone call; telephone (device)
to say; to be called; to do
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily