Vocabulary

stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing

wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

mozzarella cheese

meat loaf; meatloaf

getting into a physical relationship with an online acquaintance

bamboo divination stick (used in I Ching divination)

being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat

to be conspicuous; to attract public attention

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

arrogant; insolent; disdainful

disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

body board

ball boy

bola (weapon); bolas

Persian carpet

bacon (and) eggs

paper cup

mixed juice drink (may contain non-fruit ingredients such as milk or yogurt) (from fruit drink)

Bloody Mary (cocktail)

fragment; small piece; scrap

acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired)

disturbance; kerfuffle

beef stroganoff

beef stew

bus terminal

a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

to harbor ill feeling

to cheat (in a romantic relationship)

totally unexpected; completely unforeseen

international jurisdiction

quite unconcerned; nonchalant

nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

biologically active substance

intercellular

macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMIF

macrophage

hemolytic-uremic syndrome; HUS

lymphokine