kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
declaration of war; proclamation of war
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
a few years ago; some years back
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
reopening; resumption; restarting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to complete decisively; to do to completion
(state of) unconsciousness
serious condition; critical condition
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
artificial respirator; ventilator
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
matter of time; question of time
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
hospitalization; hospitalisation