diagnosis; medical examination
weak constitution; ill health
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
study group; study meeting
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to become sinewy; to behave formally
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
wife and children; (arch.) wife
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
without leaving any trace
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to tear up and throw away