Vocabulary

locking screw; set screw

climate change

epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction

general store

Nigerian fraud; 419 fraud

diacritical mark

regular staff

temporary staff; loaned staff (e.g. from a parent or related organization)

Noah's ark

Korea

apologetics

asylum seekers

dried young sardines

manas (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)

broadaxe; battle axe

jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture

treasure hunting; treasure hunt

multiposting (on a newsgroup, forum, etc.); multi-posting

conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest

sample request

opening hours of a gallery

(dental) plaque

(dental) plaque

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1869-1947)

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)

patricians (ancient Roman nobility)

plebs (ancient Roman commonalty)

xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)

prison riot

prison official

correctional officer; corrections officer

snowplow (attached to a vehicle); snowplough

facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); banded anteater

soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions

several steps

Turner's syndrome