syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
going upstream; sailing against the current
clinical study; clinical trial
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
affected part; diseased part; wound
split; division; break up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
clinic; medical office; infirmary
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
about when; about what time; how soon
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
bygones; the past; past event
sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells); precipitation; settling; subsidence (e.g. of land); sinking; submerging
waking; waking up; awakening
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
priority level; degree of relative priority
to give the stamp of approval
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
mohawk (hairstyle); mohican; Mohican (tribe); Mahican
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)