one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
finish; finishing; finishing touches
work-in-progress; working state
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
Ancien Régime; social and political system of France from the Late Middle Ages until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1789
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
batard (type of French bread)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
studying very hard; studying like mad
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
each nation; many nations; many countries
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about