custom; practice; convention; precedent
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
colour; color; hue; tints
here and there; everywhere
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
(your) daughter; young woman
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
gender; distinction of sex; sex
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
energy problems; energy issues
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest