Christmas carol; Christmas song
university hospital; teaching hospital
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
firm; strong; solid; stable
wrestlers from the same stable
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
operating room; operating theatre
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
usage; way to use; utilization
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(electric) torch; flashlight
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic
one by one; in detail; minutely
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
side table; bedside table
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to arrange (flowers); to plant
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to search for; to seek for; to look for