Vocabulary

reading too much into things

hypnotherapist

atypical coarctation of aorta

antegrade cardioplegia

song collection; collection of lieder

(killing) sword; blade; steel

computer software

lomi lomi; lomilomi; Hawaiian massage

lomi lomi; lomilomi; Hawaiian massage

daytime television serial; soap opera

taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette)

three dot leader; ellipsis

code of conduct; code of practice

easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover

retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home

speed maniac; speed demon

anti-personnel land mine

shifting gears; changing gears

expulsion (from school)

cooling

women

armistice

spring frost

the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)

mesophyll

leaking in; leak; infiltration

rugged sole; tire tread-style shoe sole (tyre)

civic education; education for citizenship

audio dropout (incl. stutter, clicks, pops etc.)

grrr; growl

gentian blue; salvia blue

rugged sole; tire tread-style shoe sole (tyre)

delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy

carbonless paper

calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)

Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed

diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system); sorcerer; exorcist; medium

warding off calamities; getting rid of bad luck

smiling Buddha (statue); laughing Buddha

foreigner; expatriate