可谓: it could even be said...
不然: not so, no, or else, otherwise, if not, How about...?...
个子: height, stature, build, size...
津贴: allowance...
遵守: to comply with, to abide by, to respect (an agreement)...
手掌: palm...
作息: to work and rest...
从未: never...
辽阔: vast, extensive...
