to boil; to decoct; to infuse
prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to try all possible means
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
swelling; edema; oedema; dropsy
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
programme; program; plans; arrangements
medical examination; checkup; consultation
interview (with a doctor); history taking
kneecap (patellar) reflex
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
daily meals; three regular meals a day
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
deadly serious; deadly earnest
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
condition; state (of health); appearance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to exert oneself; to make efforts
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity