random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
way; course; the only way
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
sickroom; hospital room; ward
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
affidavit; deposition; testimony
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
happy memory; sweet memory
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
shyness; bashfulness; shame
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be infected; to be contagious
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
hospitalization; hospitalisation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love