Vocabulary

enhanced interrogation (e.g. waterboarding as used by the CIA)

(reared) for eggs

egg-laying breed (esp. of chicken)

transportation engineering; transport engineering; traffic engineering

hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot

quilted cover placed over a pot or pan to keep its contents hot

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...

ground fault; earth fault

egg-laying hen; layer

cozy; cosy

have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to

snowplow; snowplough; snow blower

custom motorcycle; modified motorcycle

yaki-shabu; dish of thinly sliced beef (of the kind usu. used for shabu-shabu) grilled lightly before dipped in sauce

anti-democratic

to consider right; to think right; to approve (of); to give one's approval (to)

suki-shabu; dish that is a mix between shabu-shabu and sukiyaki

just saying sorry isn't enough; sorry won't cut it; if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police

emperor's wife and concubines

rum and Coke; Cuba libre

M&A; mergers and acquisitions

model number; model designation

B flat major

A flat major

E flat minor

Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen; Mexican breadfruit; fruit salad plant

Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen; Mexican breadfruit; fruit salad plant

dehorning

alt text; fallback text; image description text

fielding position

single pipe; single tube; single cylinder

Poiseuille flow

counterweight

domestic commerce; internal trade

domestic commerce; internal trade

high-pressure selling by multiple vendors

non-rigid airship; blimp

rigid airship

boatmen's song

contrarian trading; contrarian investing