sickroom; hospital room; ward
to invite in; to show someone in
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
physical condition; state of health
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cause someone to worry
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
in that manner; like that
results; record; grades; marks
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
private tutor; coach; governess
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
true; real; genuine; proper; utter