Vocabulary

maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings

extortion; shakedown

school affairs division

extravagant; extreme; hyper

confused translation; puzzling translation

decorated frame; decorative surrounds

permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

pneumoconiosis

racking up unmanageably large mobile data costs; bill shock; death by packet

to drop; to lose; to let fall

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

pericardium; pericardial sac

pericarditis

sketch; rough draft

one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit

to become bright; to become clear

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

negative electricity; negative (static) charge; negative electric charge

negative electric charge; minus charge

to smoke

anxious (appearance); (appearing) uneasy

periodontal disease; gum disease

the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.)

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

tender age

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

Wiktionary (wiki-based open content dictionary)

love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

holy lance; sacred spear

pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them

halva

antonym

osteoporosis

occasional; infrequent; rare

sexual intercourse

to incorporate

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

ambush

unplugged (performance); non-electrified; acoustic

one may well say so, but ...; even more than