several times; several degrees
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to overdo; to do too much
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to speak; to hear a voice
three days and three nights
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to examine someone's expression
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
third day of the month; three days
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)