sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
serious wound; serious injury
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
(opening of a) wound; cut
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
stimulating; exciting; provocative
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress