weekend; Saturday and Sunday
how long; how far; how much
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
release; emission; ejection
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
close coverage reportage; close reporting
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to look down on; to make light of
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to accept; to receive; to agree
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
perfect; complete; flawless
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)