refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
pre-war days; before the war
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sickroom; hospital room; ward
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to throw away; to abandon
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing