Vocabulary

to buy as a gift

trade; buying and selling

to crawl out; to creep out

to crawl out of; to creep out of

to win; to gain; to earn

to win; to gain; to earn

bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin; skin irritation; skin breakouts

faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach

non-nuclear; anti-nuclear

good correspondent; ready writer

plain woman

to release (e.g. a film)

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to be restored (to)

to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to be restored (to)

to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself

gross; disgusting

Narcissus

writer; author

front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin

untouched; unrestrained; unscathed

to start forgetting

to sink; to go down; to set

this document; this letter; this writing

to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

fishing float; bobber

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry

to feel sick; to be nauseated

existence (of natural resources); presence

reserves (of oil, natural gas, etc.); potential capacity (of wind power, solar power, etc.)

to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)

distinctive ring tones

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

independence from parents

parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

customers losing interest in product or shop

disintermediation; removing money from banks; seeking non-bank funds sources

an amateur as good as a professional