anesthetic injection; anaesthetic injection
voluntary recall (e.g. of faulty goods)
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
consultation hours; surgery hours
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to pass each other; to cross paths
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
going upstream; sailing against the current
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to brighten; to grow light
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
looking away; looking aside
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)