Vocabulary

licensed social worker; certified social worker

calling a dead soul back from the afterlife

agony; anguish

tracksuit

cochlear duct

five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being

ashoka tree (Saraca asoca); asoka

perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)

untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...

general contractor; main contractor

to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

large-scale play; play with an A-list cast

favela (slum in Brazil)

Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine

knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product

catnip (Nepeta cataria); catmint

Song dynasty Confucian scholars

Han dynasty Confucian scholar

roulette-like street gambling

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down

social distance; social distancing

exact differential

notebook for collecting seal stamps sold at shrines and temples

depression cartel; recession cartel

to end one's life; to commit suicide

knockoff; counterfeit goods

zombie company; corporate zombie

this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

handheld vacuum cleaner; dust buster

creophagism; creophagy; carnism

printing by machine (e.g. printing press); machine-printing

caudate nucleus

deceptive betting game (such as the shell game); street fraud; trickery

paste; adhesive; salve; dope

infancy; childhood; infant; child

clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue

clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue

to set a bad example; to create a bad precedent