plateau; tableland; eminence
decoy (for hunting); stool
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
university hospital; teaching hospital
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to think too much; to be over-concerned
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to forget completely; to leave behind
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
medical science; medicine
looking pale; looking unwell
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
programme; program; plans; arrangements
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water