Vocabulary

account receivable; outstanding account

Bacillus cereus

dipping sauce

skin as white as an egg

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable

per capita; per person

thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

source (of supply); channel

to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself

fixed-term official; fixed-term member; fixed-term employee

taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

to have one's heart stop beating

causing concern; bad for the heart

grave-robbing

worriedly; fretting; moping; brooding

croque-monsieur

horn-rimmed glasses; bop glasses

local history

ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script

croque-madame

horn-rimmed glasses; horn-rimmed spectacles

aggressiveness; combativeness

having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything

(verbal) tit for tat

student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)

gas mask; (air-purifying) respirator

spiritualist; medium; necromancer

gap year

might as well

being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; being withheld from publication

gynecomastia; gynaecomastia

gland of Montgomery; areolar gland

Fordyce's spot

meibomian gland

meibomian gland; tarsal gland

perfume pouch; incense bag

full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)