Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
wide mouth; alligator; temple gong
maternity leave; paternity leave
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
vote against; no vote; nay
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
a pair (of shoes or socks)
first anniversary of a person's death
sterilization; sterilisation
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
critical (condition); serious
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
disease; ailment; illness
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard