lean figure; slender figure
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
without eating or drinking
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
Red Cross Hospital (91 hospitals in Japan)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
adaptable; flexible; versatile; unfixed
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
capillary; capillary vessel
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained