to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at that time; in those days
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to join forces; to cooperate
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
hospitalization; hospitalisation
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
professor; teaching; instruction
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
on the occasion of; at the time of
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person