to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sick person; patient; invalid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
probability; likelihood; chances
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
that is to say; so that means
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything