desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
diagnosis; medical examination
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
historic; historical; traditional
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
how; in what way; how about; questionable
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
any more; any further; any better; any longer
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
derailment; digression; deviation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to be silent; to say nothing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
running away; escaping on foot
loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)