to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
outside telephone line; outer circle
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
public telephone; pay phone
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
don't you think?; indicates question
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
imagination; supposition; guess
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
will not do; do not; does not
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
though; notwithstanding; although