health care worker; medical personnel
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
medical book; medical journal
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
out of character; unlike one
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in a little while; in a bit
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to work straight through without stopping
re-examination; reinspection; retest
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to have medicine be effective
medical science; medicine
immune strength; immunity
to intervene; to stop (something)
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop