I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
ministries and government offices; the authorities
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
radioactive contamination
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to wash away; to rinse off
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
inundation; submersion; flood
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
paints; painting material
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
conflict; fighting each other
law of conservation of energy
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this