removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
back street; back alley; off-street
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
periodic; regular; routine
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
high blood pressure; hypertension
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
affected part; diseased part; wound
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be prolonged; to drag on
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
operation scar; scar from an operation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned