boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
supreme; sublime; highest
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
agricultural community; farm village; rural
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
nothing in particular; none in particular
entering a village; moving to a village
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
papaya (Carica papaya); pawpaw
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
vitality; ability to earn a living
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to close (one's eyes); to shut
wet nurse; nursing mother
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
being very busy; busyness
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
dissemination; spreading of information
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
coherence; order; focus; point