silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
to bury; to embed; to implant
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
incision; operation; section
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
very; greatly; exceedingly
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
throwaway; disposable; single-use
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
operation; functioning; running
beforehand; in advance; previously
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
precision equipment; delicate equipment
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)