Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
castella (type of sponge cake)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
a little more; a bit more
attendee; participant; person present
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
large number of children (per family); bearing many children
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 shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
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 tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
qualified or eligible person
comprehension; understanding
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon