point spread; point difference
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to order; to command; to appoint
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
trembling or quavering voice
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sickroom; hospital room; ward
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to become better; to improve
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to subsist; to keep on living
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence