sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
not caring; not giving a damn
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
with a momentary flash of light
near; close; beside; third person
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo