to get late; to advance; to wear on
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become better; to improve
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to tumble down; to roll down
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
regret; repentance; remorse
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows