shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
diagnosis; medical examination
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to stretch (unbend) oneself
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to take off one's clothes; to undress
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
presence; sitting with; being with
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
whereabout; about where; how much
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if so; in that case; in that situation
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
reality; actuality; hard fact
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
allocation; appropriation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
price decision; price setting; pricing