blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
fractional distillation; fractionation
to expel (from the body); to excrete; to defecate; to give birth
gold needle (esp. an acupuncture needle)
Chief Administration for Intelligence
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
Cambrian explosion (of life)
break in the snow; patch of ground not covered in snow
infrared imaging (with infrared lighting); noctovision
administration of an estate
prosopagnosia; face blindness
qanat (underground tunnel for irrigation); kanat
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
double helix (structure of DNA)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
decompression sickness; caisson disease; the bends
Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica); Amur tiger
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
oxidizing agent; oxidant; oxidizer
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)