surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
bedside; near one's pillow
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
bronze color; copper color
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
innumerable; countless; numberless
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
hostess (in a hostess bar)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
(being) face to face; facing each other
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
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love