to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
at first; initially; in the beginning
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
immune strength; immunity
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
end; close; finish; termination
hospitalization; hospitalisation
complications (in an illness)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
joint together; opposite; facing
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
less than ...; smaller ...
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
attendance; presence; appearance
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
physical strength; muscle strength
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
curious; strange; unusual
to cheer; to jeer; to mock