injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
how much; how many; to what extent
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
this world; this life; world of the living
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thought; consideration; thinking
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
this sort of; this type of
tendency; trend; inclination
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice