hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
array; muster; line-up; full force
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to go past; to pass; to pass by
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
quarrel; dispute; argument
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
go that far; to that extent
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon