specialization; specialisation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
kindergartener; preschooler
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
store interior; inside of a shop
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to carry around; to carry on one's person
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
polish; improvement; burnishing