miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
results; record; grades; marks
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
serous membrane; serosa; chorion
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circulation (of the blood)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
central venous hyperalimentation; intravenous hyperalimentation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making