skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
radiographer; X-ray operator
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
operating room; operating theatre
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus