in the hospital; hospitalized
last week; the week before
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
something like ...; something called ...
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
personal affair; one's own affair
to jump up and down; to hop
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
personal; individual; private
very (extremely) low temperature
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
boisterously; roughly; briskly
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to chase; to run after; to pursue