entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
bright person; talented student; prodigy
study; diligence; discount; reduction
interval; break; pause; spare moment
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to subsist; to keep on living
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
store; reserve; stock; savings
to continue to work; to work away (at)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
long-awaited; much-awaited
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity