bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
fixed interval; fixed period
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
to tower over the surroundings
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
in the hospital; hospitalized
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; (lit.) if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture