Sick leave: permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work 病假
to be on sick leave 休病假
maternity leave: a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a baby 产假
amendment: a small change or improvement that is made to a law or a document; the process of changing a law or a document (法律、文件的)改动,修正案,修改,修订
to introduce/propose/table an amendment(= to suggest it)
提出一项修正案
She made several minor amendments to her essay.
她对自己的论文作了几处小的修改.
Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
议会未作进一步修改便通过了法案.