friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
question; inquiry; enquiry
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
reality; actuality; hard fact
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
patient's condition; pathology
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
registration; accession; register; entry; record
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
urgent; requiring quick (response)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
make no progress; remain unsettled
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
society; public; community; social studies
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
foreign; abroad; overseas
transplant surgery; transplant operation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)