Champagne glass; Champagne flute
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to become better; to improve
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
individual differences; personal equation
main cause; primary factor
medical science; medicine
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
good-quality; superior in quality
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
tag (children's game); tig