Vocabulary

peace settlement

exercise machine; strength training machine; gym equipment (machine)

Winnipeg (Canada)

briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

baba ghanoush

waste of time

subhuman; demi-human

stress-free

close-haul; reach; reefed sail

to get misty; to be covered in mist

this area; around here

connecting flight; connecting service

have a happy New Year

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; (in a) crush

government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority

some

tamponade; blockage or closure of a wound or body cavity by (or as if by) a tampon (esp. to stop bleeding)

ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins

at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything

not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

programming

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm

three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)

left puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the left arm

foot puppeteer (bunraku)

sundry; various; assorted

blowing (e.g. of the wind)

making secret; not revealing; hiding (something)

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly

permanent; lifelong

youngest child

briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them

molehill; mole mound

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; (in a) crush

manners; behavior; behaviour

palm kernel oil

hiking; tramping; walking in the country