to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
no!; no no!; no, not at all
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to fall ill; to be taken ill
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
very much; exceedingly; extremely
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work