smorgasbord; all-you-can-eat buffet
Public Gardens, Hyderabad
above all else; more than anything
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
after a short time; presently
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
ticket-collector; collecting tickets
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
kindergarten graduation ceremony
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
tarantula (common name for large spiders); European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula)
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)