labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
employment (long term); hire
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
examination table (at a doctor's office)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
finger flick to the forehead
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
government office; agency; board
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
medical care; medical treatment
as; because; with; due to
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd