body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
several people; a few people
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
schoolgirl; female student
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
nursing school; nursing college
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
wounded person; injured person
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
witnessing; observing; sighting
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to become pale; to turn pale
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck