someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
appearance; figure; shape; form
at some point in the past; at some stage
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to rain incessantly; to downpour
youthful; young; young-looking
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
United Mexican States (Mexico)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
business world; business circles; (the) industry
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to cover fully; to wrap around
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Operation Tomodachi; United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
local specialty; special product (of a region)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine