early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hospital-acquired infection; healthcare-associated infection; HCAI; nosocomial infection
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
recently; lately; these days
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
how many years; how long; what year
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
even so; anyhow; at any rate
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
it is not (like that) either
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
telephone call; telephone (device)