sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
separate; scattered; apart
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hair (on the head); (a) hair
no need to guess; certainly
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
permission; approval; authorization; license
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
reopening; resumption; restarting
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile