hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to sniff out; to get wind of
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
ardent; passionate; vehement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
young person; youth; young
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to take up one's residence
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
impudent; shameless; brazen
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
process; course; mechanism
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to shake off; to throw off
writing; composition; essay; sentence
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
slight wound; minor wound
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
in one's hands; in one's control
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in