how long; how far; how much
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
postoperative; after surgery
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
results; record; grades; marks
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mass communication; mass media
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
indictment; prosecution; complaint
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about