to be needed; to be wanted
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
meaning; significance; sense
future (usually near); prospects
avoiding or dodging responsibility
how many years; how long; what year
each and all; every single one; everybody
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
kidney failure; renal failure
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
hospitalization; hospitalisation
don't you think?; indicates question
just a minute; small quantity
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
material; substance; matter
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start