surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
every month; each month; monthly
rising; ascending; climbing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
of course; certainly; naturally
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
average amount from one customer
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
selection; choice; option
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
endoscopic surgery; keyhole surgery
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
preference; priority; precedence