medical treatment (esp. surgical)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
basement membrane; basal lamina
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to be annoying; to be troublesome
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
process; course; mechanism
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
computerization; computerisation
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
way of solving (a problem); solution
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up