embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
military physician or surgeon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience