one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
family vacation; family trip
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
hand baggage inspection; carry-on baggage inspection
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
leaving everything up to someone else
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to become pale; to turn pale
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
secluded; leaning to one side
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation
or; OR (Boolean operator)
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
The Travels of Marco Polo
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures