pineal; pineal body; pineal gland
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
nursing school; nursing college
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
operating room; operating theatre
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
performing a surgical operation
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to look down on; to condescend
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
receiving; acceptance; reception
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)