majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
nursing school; nursing college
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
assistant nurse; practical nurse
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
several people; a few people
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
engineer; technical officer
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
marriage between co-workers
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to half-rise to one's feet
while surprised; suddenly
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
outside (the room, building); outdoors
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
rather than; more ... than ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke