thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
(going straight) from heaven to hell
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
comfort; consolation; diversion
absorption; suction; attraction
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
barium (Ba); barium sulfate suspension
annotation; explanatory note; comment
choices; alternatives; options
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
return; relapse; recurrence
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
choice; selection; option
making an incision in the abdomen; performing a laparotomy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by