to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
very much; very many; more and more
avoiding or dodging responsibility
nursing; (protective) care
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
affected part; diseased part; wound
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
biological younger sister
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
periodontal disease; gum disease
prevention; precaution; protection against
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
the same rank; equality; apposition