helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
grandfather; male senior-citizen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so?; I see; right; oh
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
how many people; a number of people
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
they; those guys; those fellows
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and