how long; how far; how much
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
nonchalant air; unruffled air
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
everywhere; all over; throughout
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
water breaking (during pregnancy)
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)