stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
(not) even once; (not) ever
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to boost; to force up; to push up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
foreign; abroad; overseas
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
medical world; medical circles; medical community
even more; still more; further
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little