Vocabulary

rolling pin

overseas representative; expatriate employee; expatriate staff

to feel sorry for; to pity

return fire; shooting back

(drawing of a) face in three-quarter view

pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends

pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends

idling away time; unproductively

plan B

photographic emulsion

to number more than ten; to be numerous

reusable; recyclable

Jacuzzi; whirlpool bath

dry plate (photography)

to stick out one's elbows

one elbow

horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows

bubble bath; bubble bath soap

feeding (animals); provisioning

changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning

sprouting; budding

anticompetitive behaviour; anticompetitive behavior; anticompetitive practice

to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity

selflessness; unselfishness

scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

to raise the bar

to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits

numerology

to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest

tree blown down by the wind

provisional administrator in occupied territory during WWII

black-market broker

rough-cut board; construction lumber

planned city

autocracy

formulary

neuraminidase

sialidase

extreme population aging (ageing)

clinical site; location of medical procedure