wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
to pay out of one's own pocket
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
cultural center; cultural centre
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
Egyptian civilization (civilisation)
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
Mesopotamian civilization (civilisation)
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
Glatz; Graz (Austria); Glaz
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
binary number system; base-2
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail