to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
window; window (shop display)
birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
colour; color; hue; tints
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
choice; selection; option
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
resentment; indignation; anger
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
training (esp. in-service); induction course
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of