Vocabulary

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; other people's flowers are redder

harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square

two is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two

all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too

every tide has its ebb

our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea

anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods

faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise

space debris; space junk

pointer; pointing stick

formation flying; formation flight

being angry (suddenly)

rain symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)

sun symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)

nearshoring

outsourcing

insourcing

insourcing

insourcing

minor mode

Dorian mode

Phrygian mode

Lydian mode

waon therapy; soothing warmth therapy

don't

(please) don't

smack in the middle; perfect strike; bullseye

does not; do not; will not do

elephant

ideological literature (esp. left-wing)

your (company's) website

going up and down; rising and falling

suddenly (esp. falling); dramatically

erguotou; er guo tou; Chinese white liquor

exterminating insects; pest control; deinsectization

meat analogue; meat substitute

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

adult child; adult children

lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye

stark naked; nude; bare