to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to be ill; to suffer from
how many years; how long; what year
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
hospitalization; hospitalisation
frequency (of occurrence)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
step; stride; counter for steps
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
covered with; stained; smeared
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to get thin; to taper off
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
redoing; doing over again
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
since one was born; (in) all one's life
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact