United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
genetics; study of heredity
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to be absorbed in reading
endemic disease; local disease
work; business; company; study
secret; private; surreptitious
invitation; introduction; temptation
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
rise and fall; ups and downs
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
disorder; chaos; confusion
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
political climate; political situation
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)