Vocabulary

lunar halo

language used when writing letters

Aesop's Fables

symbol of vitality; vibrant presence; being renowned for activeness

doing as much evil as one wants; heedlessly wicked

this world; this life

living in the present

good quality paper

offshore wave; deep water wave

wearily

clock tower

does not seem (to be)

weight decay

declension

Yemen monitor (Varanus yemenensis)

Desert monitor (Varanus griseus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia)

water monitor (Varanus salvator); common water monitor

perentie (Varanus giganteus, largest species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

Gould's monitor (Varanus gouldii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia); sand goanna; sand monitor; Gould's goanna

Argus monitor (Varanus panoptes, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea); yellow-spotted monitor

Heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in Australia); Rosenberg's monitor

Cuba libre (cocktail)

Spencer's monitor (Varanus spenceri, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to northern Australia); Spencer's goanna

lace monitor (Varanus varius, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in eastern Australia); lace goanna

vehicle speed; speed of car

pillow money; tip left by the pillow for the room maid

pirogue (dugout canoe)

what on Earth is this?

pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid

Republic of Zimbabwe

Republic of Zambia

Republic of Kenya

Republic of Mozambique

calm and peaceful period of time

seed of Buddhahood

to act on one's emotions; to be carried away by one's feelings; to get emotional

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

Acanthuridae (family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes)

Paracanthurus (genus whose sole member is the palette surgeonfish)

trypanosome