unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
reinforcement; strengthening
recompense; indemnity; atonement
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
body; physique; build; stature
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
frequency; rate of occurrence
hormone replacement therapy
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
outside telephone line; outer circle
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
clothes hook; clothes hanger
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)