performing a surgical operation
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
pain relief; killing pain
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become frayed; to become loose
somewhat below; slightly below
affected part; diseased part; wound
perception; sensation; awareness
intestinal; inside the intestines
mental; psychological; physical
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
postoperative; after surgery
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
late at night; at a late hour
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
organization; organisation; forming
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm