strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
patent medicine; nonprescription drug
ingredient; component; composition
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
general-purpose cold medicine
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field; medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients; (lit.) medicine ten times
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
international; diplomatic intercourse
transport; freight; shipping
association; society; organization; organisation
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
off period; off season; slack season
small fraction; small proportion
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges