avocado (Persea americana)
central part; heart (of a city)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
high street; town centre (center)
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
light from outside; natural light
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic