isolation; being alone; being friendless
looking pale; looking unwell
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
so; like this; in this way
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
I told you so; you see that?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
loved one; lover; sweetheart
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate