blow; hit (on the body); beating
hospitalization; hospitalisation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
calamity; misfortune; disaster
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
condition; state (of health); appearance
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to thrust away; to send flying
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
on one hand; on the other hand
calamity; disaster; misfortune
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem