abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
contrast medium; radiopaque substance
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
stochastic; probabilistic
truth is stranger than fiction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
acquaintance; close friend
cardiac ward; cardiology ward; cardiovascular clinic
restoration; repair; mending
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery