to make an appointment; to make a reservation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to press a question; to cross-examine
pressure; oppression; suppression
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(medical) doctor; physician
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
medical science; medicine
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in the meanwhile; during the time
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend