counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
course; route; path; process; means
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
(dental) plaque; (atheromatous) plaque
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
insertion; incorporation; infixing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
low (level, value, price, etc.)
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
periodic; regular; routine
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years