true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
new discovery; new invention
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
word; term; language; speech
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
returning to the office; returning to one's workplace
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to call in; to invite; to bring in
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
retirement; resignation; stepping down
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
March; third month of the lunar calendar
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
raw materials; ingredients
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
parental love; parental affection
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
mechanization; mechanisation
decline; fall; decay; withering
anniversary of the establishment (of)
cram-free education; pressure-free education
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth