Vocabulary

post-birth maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

to behave modestly

electronic media; digital media

three-cornered battle

(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

birds of a feather flock together

general description; exhaustive listing

following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable

Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

role model

cheerleader

big play (US football)

pass completion (percentage)

repayment money; refund

take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die

convict; prisoner

countable (of a noun)

uncountable (of a noun)

Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status

carer; nurse

thread title

moisturizing; maintenance of humidity

convex

moisturizer; moisturizing lotion

thread title

rewarding; fruitful; fertile; productive; bountiful

hiding; concealing; being hidden; being concealed

concealed microphone; bug

stopping writing

every quarter; all sides

open water pipe; conduit

fawn colour

Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie

countable noun

with a click

to miscount; to count wrongly (e.g. pages)

to count again