to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to pass (of time); to elapse
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy