research establishment; research institute; laboratory
specimen; sample; object to be examined
haughty; holding one's head high
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
declaration of a state of emergency
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
protection measures at ports and airports (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
(navigable) canal; waterway
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
incredible song; great song
The Decameron; Il Decamerone
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
infection control measures
emigration and immigration
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to become a thing of the past