nausea; sickness in the stomach
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
poor physical health; bad shape
will not do; do not; does not
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
not necessarily so; is not always true
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
assorted (female) medical disorders; blood vessels
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
medical care; medical treatment
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together