Vocabulary

regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy

when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy

improved version; revised edition; refinement

gender gap; male-female divide

gender gap index

gender gap index

name one goes by; popular name; common name; nickname

cheating

hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once)

messenger bag

professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

natural material; natural ingredient

in places

right of use; user rights

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment

quatrain

to knit one's brows; to frown

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

looking on from afar; being a spectator

to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

breaking the enemy siege

little by little; step by step

aubergine; eggplant

baby talk; baby language

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to cram; to cover completely; to blanket

blanket license

memorable

basenji (dog breed); Congo dog

deposit

to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable

amateur; novice; layman

excavation; digging

projection room; projection booth

downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

yaki-fu; wheat gluten leavened with baking powder and baked into long bread-like sticks