hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to employ; to hire; to charter
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
considerably; fairly; quite
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
professional killer; hit man
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
while; during; while; although; all; both
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to escape death; to be saved from death
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
serious condition; critical condition
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
highly unpredictable; touch and go
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
originally; by nature; from the start
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to watch over; to watch attentively
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...