July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
(apportioning) in small amounts
only recently; just of late
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
municipal office; council; city hall
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to complain; to make a complaint
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
laboratory dish; Petri dish
it's not like; it isn't as if
to call each other; to call out to one another
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
parasitosis; parasitic disease; vermination; helminthiasis
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
microscope slide; glass slide