ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
wait until you actually see it
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to shade an account; to add something extra
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to resound; to make a stir
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
completely; entirely; totally
drive wheel; driving wheel
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
bright red; crimson lotus flower
charred; burnt black; scorched black
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
as you see; as you can see
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)