ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
that is to say; so that means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
victim; injured party; sufferer
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to begin; to set about; to start
(medical) doctor; physician
recuperation; medical treatment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get thin; to taper off
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
considerably; greatly; a lot
to accept; to receive; to agree
surroundings; environs; circumference
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring