back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
New Year's Eve; December 31
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
cannibals; cannibal tribe
start-up company; venture business
listed company (on a stock exchange)
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
extended leave; long vacation
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
mysterious power of words to alter reality
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together