Vocabulary

positive electrode; anode

negative electrode; cathode

elder sister

elder sister

to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback

humorism (ancient system of medicine); humoralism; humoral theory

barbershop; barber shop

barbershop; barber shop

mystery play; mystère

mystery play; mystère

beauty salon; beauty parlor

beauty salon; beauty parlor

barbershop; barber shop

Turing complete

UNESCO; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

spinning machine; spinner; jenny

spinning jenny

Finlandization

mooning

steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about

imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value

doing something on one's own without another's help

the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; Mt. Tai crushes an egg

Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia)

Balkanization

Balkanization

not getting along well with each other; being like water and oil

longing for someone or something; waiting for someone of great talent to arrive; stretching one's neck and standing on tiptoes

to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit

one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally

brachytherapy

impossible dream

impossible (dream, wish, etc.); unfulfillable; unrequited (love); hopeless

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO

workplace bullying

organizational culture; culture of an organization

popular psychology; pop psychology; pop psych

lively; active; energetic; enthusiastic

McDonaldization (institutions in society becoming standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability)