Vocabulary

flustered person; hasty person

under construction

tiny breasts

skin thickening

insubstantial; pointless

brand items; brand-name goods

giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy

to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

setting a bad example to others

to feel relieved

to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)

what is worse; to make matters worse

not very appealing; pretty disgusting

I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me

to count on someone as the only support

to understand the essence; to catch the main points

to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; to be valuable as scrap

to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

guide; host

prion

variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; vCJD

Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; CJD

Japanese lawsuit involving cases where hospitalized patients contracted Creutzfeld-Jakob disease from infected transplants

myasthenia gravis

postural reflex

landline telephone; fixed-line telephone

respiratory muscles

landline telephone; fixed-line telephone

breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe

beta-amyloid

progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)

progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)

formal name

black stone

white stone