counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
poor physical health; bad shape
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
view; opinion; finding; findings
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
formal marriage interview
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly