Vocabulary

swatting; deceiving the police into sending armed officers to a particular address

hi; hey

hello

sharp (mind); keen; acute

actual sales

battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather

long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi

United Kingdom; Britain; England

shrinkflation

treating cloth before cutting to prevent shrinkage or expansion

hash mark; hash sign; number sign

modern civilization; modern world

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay

signed; sealed; having a signature or seal

proxy test-taking

Quanzhou (China); Chinchew

eSports (form of competition using video games); e-sports; electronic sports

north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa

short dance (in ice dancing); SD

original dance (in ice dancing); OD

free dance (in ice dancing); FD

of course!

wetland; marsh

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

rough surface

trachyte

norm

Coandă effect

rugby union

rugby league

safety matches

of the time; at the time

natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; willows are green, flowers are crimson

money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations

for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)

a starved dog does not fear the rod

preaching to the deaf; wind (blowing) into a horse's ear

putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born