donation; contribution; endowment
technical research institute
official name; formal name
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
medicinal plant; medicinal herb
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
laundering (e.g. of money)
killing by poison; poisoning
succession; continuation; series; sequence
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
world situation; world affairs
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to wave a flag; to show the way
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
undeveloped country; third world country
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job