life in a dormitory; dormitory life
sickroom; hospital room; ward
health care worker; medical personnel
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
light; right; right field; right fielder
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
what's what; heads or tails
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
trivial; not amounting to much
diagnosis; medical examination
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
reason; cause; circumstances
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
contrary to one's expectations
strongish; somewhat strong
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive