unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
don't worry; there's no need to worry
outsider; someone outside of a group
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
uniform resource locator; URL
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
sickroom; hospital room; ward
flash (of light); glint; schiller
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
pregnancy; conception; gestation
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
for the first time in one's life
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby