average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
university hospital; teaching hospital
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
illumination; decorative lighting
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to be a matter of life or death
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
hospitalization; hospitalisation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
putting out the light; switching off the light
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
such; like that; that sort of; very
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind