drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
feeling keenly; fully realizing
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
participation; joining; entry
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
mineral matter; metallic property
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
rather; sooner; preferably
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis