anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
market-based mechanisms; open-market forces; basic principle of a free market
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
steady progress; rapid advance
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
successively; one after another
social life; social intercourse
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
sounding each other out; probing each other
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
process; course; mechanism
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
country of origin; country of manufacture
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
clothing and accessories; attire
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet