Vocabulary

companion; accompaniment

paradise

above all else; more than anything

surpassing everything; better than anything

weir

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) infection; white spot (protozoan infection of freshwater fish)

simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

proportionally represented constituency

failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

author's personal rights; moral rights

brinkmanship

brinkmanship diplomacy

(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem

general release; quit claim agreement; waiver agreement

oceanographer

oatmeal cookie

sugar tongs

tax certificate slip; statement of earnings; tax-income certificate

slugging percentage

ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

major progress; huge advance

auto theft; car thief

athletic; good at sports

conclusion (completion) of negotiations

doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice

dogleg; dogleg hole

Official Development Assistance; ODA

mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)

corporate acquisition (buyout)

colobus

suddenly; all of a sudden

fire tongs

number line (e.g. on a graph); real number line

ridge between rice fields

sports-minded; sports-oriented

Addison's syndrome

large number of people