Vocabulary

year of the Dragon

year of the Snake

year of the Horse

year of the Sheep

year of the Monkey

year of the Rooster

year of the Dog

year of the Boar

Bhagavan; Bhagwan; Lord

Four Great Inventions (of China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing)

vice-principal

honesty is the best policy

round-backed chair used by a priest during a memorial service

wood glue; school glue; white glue; PVA glue

high-pressure gas; compressed gas; aerosol; propellant

between the devil and the deep blue sea; both advancing and retreating are hell

(rubbing) salt in the wound

to shoot too high (in soccer); to blast the ball over the bar

pattypan (squash); patty pan

passenger information office; tourism office

downstroke (guitar, calligraphy, etc.)

upstroke

matchmaker (person who arranges matches in boxing, wrestling, etc.)

pencil case

pencil extender

alcohol marker (pen)

clutch pencil

lead pointer (for a clutch pencil); lead sharpener

letter rack

memo holder

diary; planner; datebook; appointment book

steamrolling someone with logical arguments (esp. as a form of workplace harassment)

light box used for viewing X-rays

Virgin and Child; Virgin Mary and baby Jesus

ticket booth; ticket sales counter

pencil case

fairness

query device; lookup terminal

storage area; memory area

seasonal payment; payment made at the Bon festival; year-end payment