contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mission; delegation; transmission
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
paediatrician; pediatrician
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
drawing blood; collecting blood
electronic health record; electronic medical record
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
paracentesis; centesis; puncture; tap
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
something like ...; something called ...