astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hostility; animosity; enmity
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
hospitalization; hospitalisation
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement