intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fighting against an illness
brain tumor; brain tumour
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
place; situation; position; location
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
side effect; adverse reaction
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
otherwise; if not; or else
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
instead; but (on the other hand)
how long; how much; to what extent
return; relapse; recurrence
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
periodic; regular; routine
to understand; to make out
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
diagnosis; medical examination
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out