hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
protest; refutation; pleading
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
meteor; shooting star; falling star
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
trap door; removable floor boards
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
must-have; indispensable item; necessities
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
garden lantern; hanging lantern
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
evening; night; nighttime
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
being startled; getting a shock
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
planning stage; planning stages
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
with a clink (click, clack)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head