Vocabulary

katana and wakizashi

maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); limit low

maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); stop high; limit high

caretaker of a villa

wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace

mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; Japanese chervil; Japanese parsley

sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus); milk thistle

sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus); milk thistle

milk thistle (Silybum marianum)

russet sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow

vista; view; scene; scenic view

trefoil; three-leafed pattern

bastard lupine (Trifolium lupinaster); lupine clover; hop clover; trefoil

anyhow; for now

end product

intermediate product; partly finished product

donated money; monetary donation; contribution

Möbius strip; Moebius strip

cardiologist; heart specialist

sales promotion

administrative expenses; management expenses

sales promotion

joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)

partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)

transport administration; transportation administration

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

environmental education

in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

moat; horizontal trench

Denki Bran; cocktail of brandy, gin, wine, curacao and herbs

host country (e.g. for a meeting); chair country

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

public records office; archives

Internet forum; Internet bulletin board

caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff

answer choices (e.g. for a questionnaire); answer frame

enemy general

intolerable; unbearable; unendurable

Internet survey; online survey