to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
supreme command; direction over all
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
number of times; frequency; count
way of speaking; intimation
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
in the hospital; hospitalized
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just managing; with great difficulty
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
sick person; patient; invalid
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden