surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(medical) doctor; physician
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
funny story; funny anecdote
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
memory-making; making memories
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to look forward to something
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again