(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
oral medicine; oral medication
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to pretend; to act (as if)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
regulation; adjustment; control