Q&A; question and answer
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
body; body blow (in boxing)
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(for the) first time in one's life
cheering group; cheering squad
separate; scattered; apart
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
clearing one's throat; cough
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
just one person; only one
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord