nurses' station; nursing station
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
news programme; news program
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(squad of) police; police force
bedside cabinet (in a hospital, nursing home, etc.); bedside table
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
the whole week; all the week
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
since then; from that time; ever since
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
frequency (of occurrence)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
basket; basketball; basket cloth
colour; color; hue; tints
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
bunch of flowers; bouquet
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
ex-husband; former husband
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
fast asleep; dead to the world