dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
being about to cry; the verge of tears
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
questions and answers; dialogue
to repeat; to do over again
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
health; healthy; sound; fit
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to know (someone); to think; to believe
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to change (one's clothes)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober