lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
police drama (television); detective drama
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to overdo; to do too much
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
putting life into; animating; cheering up
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to incur someone's enmity
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
extremely; very; really; super; so
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
older sister; elder sister
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
telephone call; telephone (device)