final warning; ultimatum; last notice
sensual love; love affair
all times and places; all ages and countries
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
fortress; stronghold; citadel
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
to be charged with a mission
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to be discordant; to have discord
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
drinking and eating too much
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
light brown; golden brown
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
sundry; various; assorted
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
strange disease; rare disease
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
method of treatment; cure; remedy
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)