Vocabulary

plastic deformation

facies

to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)

staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board

extremely; exceedingly; exceptionally; remarkably; conspicuously

flood disaster; drowning

foot of a perpendicular line

on the verge of dying

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

waste; wastage; waster

stainless steel

strikebreaker; scab; strikebreaking

cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air

nonchalant air; unruffled air

tobacco money; money to buy a pack of cigarettes

to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey

transitive verb

eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone

staying in Europe

decadence; decline

solar day

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

freshwater lake

last ray of hope; only hope

monosaccharides

to be folded (up)

to appreciate; to be thankful

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

spelling

fixed pulley

base; radix

garden

visiting a grave

heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes

one's subordinate

iron door

frontispiece

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

uselessness