to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
and; thereupon; because of that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to taste; to try (food or drink)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
eating only a little; having a small appetite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to subsist; to keep on living
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)