Vocabulary

semiformal attire; semiformal dress

Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

evenhanded foreign policy; equidistant foreign policy

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

to move forward; to move on

key case; key pouch

kokedama; moss ball; plant grown in a ball of soil covered in moss, held together with string

very; greatly; much; considerably; to a large extent; quite

ring inversion; ring flip

zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing

up through; up until; down to

(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

common saying; slang; argot

(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth

electrified vehicle (incl. hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, etc.); xEV

woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist

spreading out; stretching out; expansion; extension

need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs

staying an extra night (e.g. after attending an event)

Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP

protective instinct; defensive instinct

unlucky

list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register

rocking chair; rocker

storm surge barrier; seawall; tide embankment

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

burying a dead person's personal belongings with the body

hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute

to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence

aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

Trump Effect; impact on business of the election of Donald Trump as US president

outcome (esp. of illness); result; consequence

hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute

reserve; spare

party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players

perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)

agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful