penetration; permeation; transmission
incision; operation; section
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
having a crush on someone
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
internal medicine; department of internal medicine
medicine; medical art; medical skills
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
custom; common practice; habit
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
progress; advance; improvement; development
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
high rating; good reputation
on bad terms; at loggerheads
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
surgical treatment; surgical therapy; surgery
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
emergency patient; emergency case
review (of learned material); revision
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to visit (someone) in hospital
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to have a chill run down one's spine
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(a person's) appearance; looks
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire