Vocabulary

turgor pressure

to expand; to inflate

spinning machine; spinning machinery

spreadsheet software

bulk

bulking; bulkification

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

business entity; accounting entity

to throw; to toss; to fling

analogical

to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

of great promise; with a promising future

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)

red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus)

end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.)

lipstick

nucellus

embryo sac

room; chamber

atrioventricular valve

atrioventricular node; AV node

unforgettable; memorable

oliguria

anuria

to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify

visit; visiting

aromatic hydrocarbon

sterile frond

fertile frond

endosperm

endosperm

Golden Fleece

rooibos (Aspalathus linearis); redbush

rooibos tea; redbush tea

flash of lightning

fulgurite