to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a few years ago; some years back
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ability; performance; efficiency
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to shout (in anger); to yell
public telephone; pay phone
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
difficult to ...; hard to ...
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
surely; certainly; without doubt
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
recuperation; medical treatment
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
hospitalization; hospitalisation
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
killing time; staving off boredom
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
bunch of flowers; bouquet
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing