Vanishing Pork Shank

1.merriment

gaiety, laughter, celebration, etc

Ms Jae Deh’s mock-stern look collapses into merriment

2. repreive

temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc

3.impede

hinder or obstruct the progress or movement of (sb/sth)

Local officials have decided to bar them from the footpath, on the grounds that they impede pedestrians, make a mess and attract vermin.

4. sprout

begin to grow or appear; put out leaves, shoots, etc

Mr SuKit points to his hair, which is shorn on the sides but sprouts, turnip-like, into a topknot on his crown

5.fabric

structure of sth

Banyan hopes that Bangkok’s government—and the authorities in the region’s other megacities—look beyond the superficial inconveniences caused by street-food vendors, and think harder about their role in the city’s fabric.

6.rub

~ (sth) (with sth) (cause sth to) press against (a surface) with a to-and-fro sliding movement

they create a community: the chance for citizens of all classes to rub shoulders over a bowl of noodles swimming in fish broth

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