dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
clanging; empty; deserted
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
(not) so much; (not) that much
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
cartoon-character costume
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to replace; to move; to change the position of
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
function; facility; faculty; feature
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
disease; ailment; illness