hospitalization; hospitalisation
experience; history; record; career
ten-year-old; ten year old
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
at the time; in those days; then
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
sickroom; hospital room; ward
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
in the hospital; hospitalized
boy; son; baby boy; young man
in deep black; in jet black
body; physique; build; stature
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
three; three years of age
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming