Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
jellied fish or meat broth
drawbridge; bascule bridge
independent administration
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
drinking straight from a bottle
microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
thought; consideration; fears
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
main force; brute force; strong-arm
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to engage in (mutual) competition
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
training and accommodation institution for young men
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to give a name (to something)
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
amiable; affable; likable