to compete with; to vie for
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
hospitalization; hospitalisation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that's the way it is; such is life
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
complete change; about-face
while; during (the time when)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to crumble away; to collapse
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
general; popular; common; typical
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to deal with a large number
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then