it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
development; exploitation
(medical) doctor; physician
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to find useful; to think highly of
prickling; stinging; tingling
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sanitation; public health
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
factory; plant; mill; workshop
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
whole day and night; 24 hours
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
severe; strict; tough; hard
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox