bilingual; in two languages
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
Marmite (spread made from yeast extract)
looking up and down; actions; being obliging
story (verbal) problem; problem expressed in words
A Dream Within a Dream (1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
obstinate person; blockhead
is never the case; has never happened
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
aggressiveness; combativeness
kink in one's neck; sprained neck
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death