castella (type of sponge cake)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
those present; attendance
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
poor health; failing health
woman who has borne only male children
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
informal consent; private consent
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
being left out; being ostracized
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
leader; magnate; big head
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
qualified or eligible person
comprehension; understanding
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon