hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
suppuration; festering; coming to head
(medical) doctor; physician
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
there being no use in arguing (about it)
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
stimulating; exciting; provocative
third day of the month; three days
sickroom; hospital room; ward
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons