couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
insurance payout; insurance money
specialized; specialised; boutique
the teaching profession; education of laity
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
chief executive officer; CEO
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
many; much; plenty; hardly
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
sixth day of the month; six days
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
paste (form); (as a) paste
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
ninth day of the month; nine days
initial investigation (by police)