to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to check; to stop; to keep back
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
at the top of one's voice
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
so; like this; in this way
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
medical apparatus; medical instruments
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to invite in; to show someone in
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
persecution complex; paranoia
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce