quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
condition; state (of health); appearance
in the same way as; just like
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
flaring up; bursting into flames
moderately; in moderation
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
flight; desertion; escape
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
recovery; undoing; recall
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization