Noun-specific Verbs

Just taking a quick break from WIP's Rough Draft 2.0 to share with you a quick tip about verbs. Sometimes when a scene feels uninspired in respect to word-selection, I will make a list of noun-specific verbs by focusing on a subject.

 For example, if I chose the noun of Doctor, some noun-specific verbs might be:

• mend
• bandage
• incise
• heal
• cure
• prescribe
• suture
• operate
• stitch
• diagnose
• aid
• medicate

But the goal is to use these verbs in scenes outside of the hospital setting. So, a scene where someone is:

• trying to fix something
• lovesick
• approaching a task or decision with the gravity of a serious medical condition

Any thoughts on this approach? How do you strengthen your writing?