leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sickroom; hospital room; ward
major surgery; major operation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
unfortunately; sorry, but ...