separate; scattered; apart
best regards; please take care of; please do
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
spring break; spring vacation
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to delight; to give pleasure
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly