organization chart; organisation chart
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
with spirit; courageously; resolutely
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
though; even if; whether ... or ...
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to rest one's chin in one's hands
arrogant; haughty; insolent
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
careless person; thoughtless person
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
concentration; density; cardinality
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back