doctor's rounds (in hospital)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be injured; to sustain a wound
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to succeed; to bear fruit
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
several years; a few years
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
substantial matter; significant item
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
secret art; the mysteries
general public; the masses
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?