horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
still; even now; to this day
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
brilliant; bright; dazzling
putting out the light; switching off the light
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
bedside; near one's pillow
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hoarse voice; husky voice
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery