pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
watchful waiting; careful supervision
soon; shortly; before long
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
completely changed; totally transformed
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to recover consciousness; to come to
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
consequently; as a result; in the end
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
sightseer; spectator; viewer
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
bunch of flowers; bouquet
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
major subject; special study
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
consideration; taking into account
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
captive; prisoner (of war)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
several types; several kinds; several species