monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
nurses' station; nurse training and placement organization
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
though; even if; whether ... or ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
condition; state (of health); appearance
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
bright sunshine; broad daylight
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
negative emotions; negative feelings
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to have (something) innate; to be born with
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability