from the viewpoint of; according to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
contract; compact; agreement
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
having not the slightest idea
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
the other day; a few days ago
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to understand; to make out
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
selection; choice; option