serious wound; serious injury
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
surgery; surgical procedure
to have a narrow escape from death
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
vitality; energy; dynamism
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to be in focus; to come into focus