"So they need anybody who can help dampen down some of these those pressures." THESE THOSE??? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52325269 Couldn't understand the usage. Also failed to look it up on Google because the two words are too commonly seen everywhere.

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? Sorry, I don't know why but the website submitted my question multiple times. Please answer the latest one, thanks.

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? Sorry, I don't know why but the website submitted my question multiple times. Please answer the latest one, thanks.

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? It just pops up in my mind. Shouldn't it be "for XX times" where we can use TIME as a countable noun?

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? Sorry, I don't know why but the website submitted my question multiple times. Please answer the latest one, thanks.

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? Sorry, I don't know why but the website submitted my question multiple times. Please answer the latest one, thanks.

Why is TIME in "for a long time" countable? Sorry, I don't know why but the website submitted my question multiple times. Please answer the latest one, thanks.

Do we say "I caught the last subway" or " I caught the last subway train"?

An experience about medicine Earlier this month, I went to Hong Kong for a 4-day holiday with my friend. As I was short of money, we booked a small hotel room with a bunk bed and I chose the upper bed. The weather in Hong Kong was still sweltering at that time, so during the night the air conditioner was always on and it was right above my head. I got a cold after the trip and lost my voice afterwards due to excessive teaching and talking. I then went to a hospital near my home and the doctor prescribed some medicine. When I paid for the medicine I was shocked at the price. It was about 300 yuan. But I convinced myself that maybe it was some advanced, imported, short-acting medicine. However, when I got the medicines from the pharmacy I was dumbfounded: It was about 5 different kinds of medicine, 3 boxes for each. There was even an asthma inhaler. I felt a bit angry. If I were to take all those medicines every day, it would take a month to do it. Before that, I had always trusted that hospital, all the doctors I had seen were nice and skilful and could deal with my illnesses with little money. I took a photo of the medicines and sent it to my family’s online group. My parents and my aunt all had work experiences in hospitals so they knew the doctor was not doing good. After that I chose only one medicine to take and I was cured 2 days after. The rest of the medicines are still piled up on a table, teaching me a lesson to not always trust doctors. *Question: I was somewhat confused about whether to use medicine or medicines in some places. Before I got them, I didn't know how many kinds were them so I used medicine. After that I used medicines. But I don't know which to use in "some kinds of medicine(s)" and "the rest of the medicine(s)".