explosion; rupture; break off
stab wound; puncture wound
blow; shock; strike; batting
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
weight; heavyweight boxer
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
decrease; reduction; decline
moment by moment; hour by hour
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
to be entwined; to be involved
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
serious; severe; grave; acute
as soon as possible; ASAP
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
gradually; slowly but steadily
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be prolonged; to drag on
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
knot; nodule; tubercule; node
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)