to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
recuperation; medical treatment
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
relatively; comparatively
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
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
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
item; commodity; list of articles
image; figure; figure; form; image
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sympathy; empathy; response
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten