senility; dotage; decrepitude
cardiotonic agent; cardiac stimulant; heart stimulant; cardiotonic; cardiotonic drug
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to get a lucky dice roll; to get what one hoped for; to have fortune smile upon one
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
lifting of fighting spirit
way (of doing); manner; method
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
in the hospital; hospitalized
condition; state (of health); appearance
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
custom; habit; customary practice
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience