society; the world; the times
is something that; is that which
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
I see; that's right; indeed
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
story; tale; talk; discussion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sour look; surly face; pout
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to understand from experience
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)