Vocabulary

improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib

constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.

popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked

temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic

contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive

continental

centre of attention; center of attention

transcendental

linear; rectilinear; straight-line

moral

animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid

intermediary in China conducting business with foreign countries; comprador; compradore

comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country

heated; white-hot; zealous; fervid

developing; developmental

lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted

incoherent

incoherent

pathological

comparison

demonstrative; ratiocinative; based on exact thinking

multifaceted

slow; at ease

impunitive; not tending to blame others

impunitive; not tending to blame others

nominal; in name only; only by terminology

curiosity-seeking

demonstrative

street with tramline; railroad track

soy lecithin

calcium peroxide

azodicarbonamide

high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS

mandatory expense; required expenses

reduced iron

thiamine nitrate

wheat gluten

ammonium sulfate