diagnosis; medical examination
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
respiratory center; respiratory centre
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
decrease; reduction; decline
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to lure someone; to entice someone
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
without permission; without notice
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing