luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
admiration; being impressed (by)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
yellow card; International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis; ICVP
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
school of pharmacy; department of pharmaceutical sciences
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
technical; technological; practical
from the beginning; from scratch
stirring; rousing oneself
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
area; region; district; locality
olive green; greenish brown
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)