the whole month; all the month
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
in low spirits; dejected; sad
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
olive green; greenish brown
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play
risk aversion; risk reduction
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
plaster or mortar-covered wall
(going straight) from heaven to hell
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
unreached; unattained; unachieved; unprecedented
even further; and then some; even more
excluding the case when; when not