Vocabulary

to be filled with (expectation, hope, joy)

collection of books

phimosis

religious court

close friend; trusted friend; confidant; confidante

blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida)

involucral scale

forest edge; forest border

deciduous broad-leaved tree

leaf margin

pistachio (green)

flowering; blooming

multiple fruit; polyanthocarp; syncarp; aggregate fruit

mixed bud

business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

young woman

petal

withholding tax; tax withheld at the source

becoming rich suddenly; overnight millionaire; nouveau riche; new money

fig

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

chocolate caramel

soft caramel; caramel chews

very ...; nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

wooden indoor play area

educational activities involving wood or trees

clitoral orgasm

newborn baby abandoned in a coin-operated locker

(black) tea with nothing added

black coffee

old grain

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age

Hoa (people); Vietnamese Chinese (people)

Rube Goldberg machine

thick omelette; rolled omelette

small photo album

respawn

coffee filter containing a single serve

wide-leg cropped trousers

to feign composure; to pretend to be calm