Vocabulary

disaster recovery

JavaScript

chrysotile

ovule

glandule; small gland

four and six (minutes, etc.)

science, technology, engineering and mathematics; STEM

process of milling (grains)

elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words

elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words

news blackout; news censorship

managing data from two locations

loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

mask of a beautiful, delicate young woman

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

shill bid; shill bidding

gear stick knob; shift knob

Chinese knot; Chinese knotting art; knotting art

doomsday

history of repairs and part replacements to a car

subtitle

short message service; SMS

phase change

Golden Bear (highest prize at the Berlin International Film Festival)

Venice International Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Silver Bear (award at the Berlin International Film Festival)

to have manpower; to have workers

unregulated drug; designer drug

cross-site scripting; XSS

pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods

to get a little hungry; to get a bit peckish

stay-at-home young person

comeback (e.g. in sports); complete reversal; dramatic turnabout

video replay; video reexamination

SQL injection

roll-off

good for the body; good for the health

virtual desktop infrastructure; VDI