affectation; showiness; pretence
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
wavelike; in waves; undulation
eating between meals; snacking
amount of sugar; sugar content
cake served with tea; teacake
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
cartoon-character costume
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
distinction; discrimination
(someone else's) parents; both parents
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
major cleanup; spring cleaning
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
justification; rationalization
depiction; description; portrayal
writing; composition; essay; sentence