thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to knead well; to polish; to refine
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to need; to call for; to require
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to detain; to check; to restrain
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
production; output; turning out
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
legislation; development of laws
interest; rights; concession
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
price; cost; value; worth; value
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
health care worker; medical personnel
to palm off; to force a sale
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable