illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to invite in; to show someone in
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
answering machine; answer phone
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt