Vocabulary

my; one's own

last ... (e.g. "last April")

certain; definite

preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)

casual; indifferent; nonchalant

completely; entirely; totally

complete; total; absolute

there

bent; curved; warped; winded; twisted

thin; slim; skinny

chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important

(any) particular; notable; noteworthy; significant; considerable

pawnshop

to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course

adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)

tax-inclusive pricing

tax-exclusive pricing

point of compromise; common ground

heated vegetables; warm vegetables

dual corporate tax system

hallux valgus; bunion

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; punching down (dough); emptying (an aerosol can)

formative experience (from one's youth)

opening address

terminal care

closing address

exceptional item; extraordinary product

too good (for a child, to be true, etc.)

camera shake

temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker

bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease

glossy sex magazine

to shine (of the Sun)

to apply eyedrops

Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS

sodium dithionite

isopropyl alcohol

isopropanol

large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)

Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum)