moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
chapter one; first chapter
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot be helped; unavoidable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
in the hospital; hospitalized
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
staying the night; lodging (at)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
originally; by nature; from the start
sickroom; hospital room; ward