at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
tube feeding; tubal feeding; intubation feeding; gavage
to have a meal; to take a meal
artificial respirator; ventilator
without; unless; have to do
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
how long; how far; how much
preface; introduction; preamble
while; during (the time when)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to discuss; to talk together
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
outside world; physical world
interference; intervention; meddling
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
supply; supplying; replenishment