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A sun-kissed morning

a morning with a lot of bright sunshine

a little rough

a little difficult, slighty hard

an abundance of

a lot of, many

to go for something

to be fond of, to like something

a clean complexion

clear skin

muscle tone

firm, nice looking muscles

lustrous

shiny, having a healthy glow

vitality

the power to live and grow

hard-luck story

sad stories where people face many difficulties

the order of the day

usual for that time, normal

marvelous

wonderful, great, fantastic

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

The shadow of death implies a situation where death looms over you, but it might not result in actual death.

hearth

Stone fire place

consolation

something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment

bedside manner

the way a doctor or nurse behaves with patients

to sink in

to fully comprehend, to understand

to go downhill

to worsen, to decline

oncologist

a doctor who specializes in cancer treatment

to be running behind

to be behind schedule, to be late for an appointment

to get your sh*t together

an impolite slang term for organizing your work or your life, putting things in order

to anticipate

to expect, to believe possible

Hard to get up for

hard to be excited about, difficult to be enthusiastic

to brace yourself

to prepare your body for a shock or pain.

metal mouth

a metallic taste in the mouth, sometimes due to iron content or medications

restlessness

uneasiness, the inability to relax, nervousness

to pace

to walk back and forth in the same place while thinking over something

to flop

to fall down suddenly, to drop down on a sofa or bed

to handle something

to be able to endure something, to put up with hardship

episodes of...

an occurrence of an illness

dry heaves

vomiting when you have nothing in your stomach to expel