grandfather; male senior-citizen
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
right side; right-hand side
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be conspicuous; to stand out
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
in the city; within the city
university hospital; teaching hospital
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
none of your business; not your concern
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle