hospital food; hospital meals
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
just one person; only one
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
living by oneself; living alone
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to put one's hand on; to touch
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be reflected in a mirror
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw into; to toss into
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be entwined; to be involved
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to pick up; to find; to gather
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days