to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
this is why; this means; it is the case that
transplant surgery; transplant operation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in case of; at that time; at this time
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
unapproved; lack of approval
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
artificial internal organ
every year; yearly; annually
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
postoperative; after surgery
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
unpredictability; element of surprise
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story