deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
at once; immediately; right now
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to graduate from a university
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
(medical) doctor; physician
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign