to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
desperation; struggle to the death
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
throat lozenge; cough drop
caramelization; caramelisation
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
custom; practice; convention; precedent
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
take care of yourself; get well soon
interview (with a doctor); history taking
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
(full-length) novel; long novel
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
owner of a lost article; person who has lost an article; person who has dropped something
name plate; name tag; label
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work