fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(set of) facial features; looks
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to compete with; to vie for
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
one day; (on) a certain day
hospitalization; hospitalisation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to crumble away; to collapse
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
general; popular; common; typical
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then