(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
verge of death; dying moments
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
grandfather; male senior-citizen
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
negotiations; discussions; connection