staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
call; summons; convening; convocation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
function; facility; faculty; feature
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
highly unpredictable; touch and go
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
technique; art; skill; move
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
failure; mistake; blunder
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
all present; all concerned; all of us
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
preference; priority; precedence
dealing with; coping with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style