protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
biological parent; real parent
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(one acting as a) foster parent
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
toast; congratulatory cup
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me