mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
item; something that one "just has to have"
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
depending on; dependent on
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to lose sight of; to miss
notice; attention; observation
this for sure; certainly is
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
front company (for an organized crime operation)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
sickroom; hospital room; ward
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory