important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
bet; wager; stake; gamble
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
automatic; intransitive verb
to be helpful; to be useful
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
free (of charge); gratuitous
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take over; to hand over
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
will; testament; last request
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
computerized tomography; CT
barium (Ba); barium sulfate suspension
drawing blood; collecting blood
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)