preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
nursing school; nursing college
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to subsist; to keep on living
ardent; passionate; vehement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to accept; to receive; to agree
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
middle and high-school students
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child