Vocabulary

one-way airline ticket; one-way plane ticket

tightly; firmly; fast

snow-covered rice paddy

even function

odd function

clinical physiology

dice; die

hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

waterweed (any aquatic plant of genus Elodea, esp. common waterweed, Elodea canadensis)

Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa)

Canada goose (Branta canadensis); Canadian goose

Canada balsam (resin obtained from balsam fir)

balsam (resin)

balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

Bodhidharma

nowhere

soirée; evening party; evening performance

philharmonic

Csardas (Hungarian dance); Czardas

clear; bright; sunny

this piece; this work

much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)

the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

divertissement

bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white

Indian sari

coryphee (senior corps de ballet member)

corps de ballet

ballet school

professional ballet dancer

brain physiology

brain physiologist

to that extent

along; parallel to; in accordance with

need not; (not) have to

before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)

faint; fleeting

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...