sound of something falling
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
passing the winter; hibernation
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
former (incumbent); predecessor
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
civilian in military employ
suspicious character (person, figure)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
greeting; a fine thing to say
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out