to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
everything; anything; nothing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be relieved; to feel relieved
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
body and soul; mind and body
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to rise; to erect; to get up
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
of course; certainly; naturally
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
oral contraceptives; the pill
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
menstrual pain; period pain
decrease; reduction; decline
etc.; et cetera; and so on
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)