how many years; how long; what year
each and all; every single one; everybody
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
kidney failure; renal failure
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(someone else's) parents; both parents
hospitalization; hospitalisation
don't you think?; indicates question
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
material; substance; matter
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
life and death; life or death