learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
sleeping pill; sleep medication
breeding; raising; rearing
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
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)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
population ageing (aging)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
health professionals other than physicians (incl. nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists, radiographers, etc.); allied health professionals
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism