hospitalization; hospitalisation
nurses' station; nursing station
about; concerning; related to; -ish
night duty; night shift; night work
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
drawing blood; collecting blood
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
there is nothing; having nothing
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in the hospital; hospitalized
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology
electronic health record; electronic medical record
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
such ... as; or some such
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening