mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
condition; state (of health); appearance
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to face; to go towards; to head towards
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
that's true; of course; obviously
to accept; to receive; to agree
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
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
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances