person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
too much; excessively; too
treating someone like a child
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
speech; expression; wording; language
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
children's story; fairy tale
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
long (time); protracted; prolonged
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to concern; to be related
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
selection; choice; option
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
real intention; true motive; true meaning
that day; the very same day
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
(in) his way; peculiar to him