clearing one's throat; cough
weak constitution; ill health
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
sickroom; hospital room; ward
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
day of spring; spring sun
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
trivial; not amounting to much
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
health; healthy; sound; fit
preference; priority; precedence
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to hide; to keep to oneself
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...