the following week; the next week
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
to concern; to be related
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
investigation; research; looking something up
to speak; to hear a voice
with a start; with a jump
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
governance (esp. corporate)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to encamp; to take up positions
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
summary; digest; outline; abstract
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
literature; books (reference); document
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.); chirring (of cicadas, etc.); shrilling; buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.); humming
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world