complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
light; faint; pale; fleeting
olive green; greenish brown
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
intelligence; intellect; brains
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
function; facility; faculty; feature
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to pick up; to find; to gather
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as