Vocabulary

sterilization; sterilisation

abusing someone to his (her) face

to catch the eye; to attract attention

grain of boiled rice

setting (of a saw)

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

glossy black hair (of a young woman); raven black hair

body of a garment; bodice

showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

good-looking; fair; beautiful

novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay

tinnitus; ringing in the ears

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

South America

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

seedling; plant raised from the seed

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

spy; secret agent

to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise

drawing water

water resources

scrubbing and washing; kitchen work

water torture

blind (unscrupulous, indiscriminate) bombing

embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue

hair; trichome

implicit agreement; tacit understanding

tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance

dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure

Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis

hair root

objective case

portal vein

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

beggar; begging

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness