holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
staff member; station employee; official
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to refer to; to use as reference
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
right beside; close to; nearby
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
summer cloud; summer clouds
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust