beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
operating room; operating theatre
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
municipal office; council; city hall
to recover consciousness; to come to
artificial respirator; ventilator
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
being up to the person himself
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to escape death; to be saved from death
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
closely-guarded secret; top secret
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
judgment; judgement; discernment
leader; central personage
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
disintegration; self-destruction
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
educational institution; educational facilities