inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
being filled with; being full of; permeation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
impossible to do (although wants to)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance