to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
condition; state (of health); appearance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
performing a surgical operation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
originally; by nature; from the start
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when; how soon; how long until
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
clinical internship system
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to face; to go towards; to head towards
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
partial; incomplete; imperfect
sign; indication; omen; symptom