for work; for manufacturing
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
strange disease; rare disease
death from disease; death from illness
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to have medicine be effective
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
administration (of medicine)
deworming medicine; anthelmintic
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
improved version; revised edition; refinement
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
responsibility; duty; obligation
age of majority; age of adulthood