business trip; official trip
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to grow up; to become an adult
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
a long time (since the last time)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
telephone call; telephone (device)
for a while; for some time; for a period
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
information board; building directory
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
government; administration
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chemical substances; chemicals
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
trend; tendency; movement; attitude