to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
day after day; day by day
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
electronization; digitization; computerization
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
pus; corruption; rot; evils
postoperative; after surgery
performing a surgical operation
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing