evidence-based medicine; EBM
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
thank you for your continued patronage
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
old hag; old woman; old bat
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
right in the center (centre)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
nine; team; players on a team; no
ready-made; common-law (wife)
ordinary person; untitled individual
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
upper reaches of a river; upstream
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
family name; lineage; birth; clan
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf