South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
way of speaking; intimation
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
not counting (as anything significant)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
love affair; love relationship
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to do together; to share; to participate in
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
bento; Japanese box lunch
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
no matter how much time passes
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
not necessarily so; is not always true
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to understand from experience
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly