joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
end; close; conclusion; termination
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to increase; to add to; to augment
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
very much; very many; more and more
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
firm; strong; solid; stable
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
how many people; a number of people
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
authority; power; influence
(medical) doctor; physician
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
strange disease; rare disease
medical science; medicine
traditional Chinese medicine