treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that is to say; so that means
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to tear off; to strip; to rob
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
serious; severe; grave; acute
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
patient's condition; pathology
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
something; some kind of; for some reason
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem