ligase; synthase; synthetase
quantitative polymerase chain reaction; quantitative PCR; qPCR
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
packing; crating; packaging
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
no-good woman; (female) loser
complete lie; outright lie
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
what's that?; what the...
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
base sequence (e.g. of DNA)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
binge eating; stress eating
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
softness; comparatively soft
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment