about; concerning; related to; -ish
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
drawing blood; collecting blood
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in the hospital; hospitalized
gynecology department; gynecology
electronic health record; electronic medical record
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
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.)
childbirth; delivery; confinement
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
opening a business; opening a practice
assistant professor; associate professor
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with