to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
cut; reduction; curtailment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
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)
incineration; destruction by fire
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extinction; annihilation; destruction