to visit (someone) in hospital
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
distrust; unjust suspicion
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
at once; immediately; right now
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
having said that; on the other hand
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful