dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
scratch; scrape; abrasion
refutation; repudiation; objection
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
neckline (of dress, etc.)
modest and beautiful; profound and elegant
reflation; reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services); refresh
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone
name of a drug or medicine
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; book or document that is factual in nature
effective medicine; well-known medicine
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
to intertwine; to twist together
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to tie; to bind; to fasten
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi