greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to gather; to collect; to assemble
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision