ongoing; in progress; afoot
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
bedside; near one's pillow
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
observation; survey; watching
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one's heart rate; pulse rate
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to take measures (against); to take steps
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation