swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to check someone's temperature
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
what's what; heads or tails
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to go past; to pass; to pass by
the whole area; all areas
overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
at a moment's notice; readily
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to count on one's fingers
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
being startled; getting a shock