secretary; councillor; councilor
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
carrot; calotte (type of hat)
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
chief of the general staff
wheat straw; barley straw
husband and wife; married couple
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
the ocean; the great deep
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
every evening; night after night