to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
a few years ago; some years back
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
capping ceremony (for newly qualified nurses)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
nursing school; nursing college
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
derivation; development; offshoot
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
decision; determination; resolution
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...