Vocabulary
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at most; at best
gibbous duckweed (Lemna gibba); swollen duckweed; fat duckweed
Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
vegetative propagation
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
this sort; this way
interwar period (1918-1939)
seasonal feast; New Year feast
season; time of the year
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
medical observation (esp. of emerging diseases by the Chinese authorities)
early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori
skip it; drop it
money
upside-down crucifixion
upside-down crucifixion
colic
imperial order; imperial decree
after all; in the end; in short; given due consideration; when all is said and done
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
repetitious harping of the elderly; oft-repeated tales by old folks; tedious and repetitive talk of old people; old man's rambling
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt
doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
to miss a big chance; to miss a good opportunity; to let one's enemy slip away
hair styling; hairstyling
offal stew
achaar; achar
different surname
gig economy