one by one; one after another; successively
to push aside; to brush aside
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to harm; to cause harm to
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
drawing blood; collecting blood
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be helpful; to be useful
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
form; method; system; formula
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
callback; recall (of defective products)