Vocabulary

microtone

to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas

w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor

upper abdomen; epigastrium

brownout; drop in voltage

even if ... were not so; even if it were not the case

article of commerce; trade goods

electromagnetic pulse; EMP

meters per second; mps

semi-advanced countries

thin cloth; sheer fabric

to say without hesitation; to assert boldly; to declare flatly; to rebuff (someone's argument); to argue down; to talk down

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to stress over

marvelous; astonishing; wonderful

worthy of being a national treasure; national-treasure class

to break into a smile

sexual cruelty; sexual brutality

to scrape off; to shave off; to rub off

to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced

St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)

to lick up

number of participants; number of people present

intervener; intervening party; third-party intervener

hair accessory

maquette

ceasefire negotiations

cingulate gyrus; cingulum

omnidirectional; all-directional; all-encompassing

LORAN; long-range navigation system; hyperbolic radio navigation system

immune response

automated guided vehicle; AGV

Federation Cup (tennis)

onychomycosis; tinea unguium

gather up!; get together!

destruction by fire; burning down; being burned to nothing

critical hit; enemy attack dealing heavy damage

angry face; angry expression

to stiffen (with tension, fear, etc.); to tense up; to go rigid

not applicable; not subject to (a law, rule, etc.); outside the scope (of); exempt (from)