nod; inclination of the head
sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
function; facility; faculty; feature
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to stare back at; to look back at
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
sickroom; hospital room; ward
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
control; management (e.g. of a business)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
health management; health maintenance; health care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
fast-talking; rapid talking
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
innocent; cherubic; childlike
rare (or peculiar) animal
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed