to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
side table; bedside table
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
unprecedented; never seen before
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
no way to do; nothing can be done
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
they; those guys; those fellows
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
both; both sides; both parties
powerful person; influential person
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)