electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
vitality; (one's) life force
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
already; now; no longer; not any more
precarious situation; precarious state
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
due form; official; formality
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
had better ...; had better not ...
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
but; however; provided that
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the last moment; the very end
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
choices; alternatives; options
number one; first; best; most; game; round
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
university hospital; teaching hospital
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
man; male; masculine gender