boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in one's own way or style
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in comparison to; rather than
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
hospital food; hospital meals
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner