hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
a short while ago; already
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
large number (of); many; majority
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
different thing; another question; different case
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
near oneself; close to one; familiar
in succession; one by one
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
according to plan; as planned; on target
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure