being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
secretary (government); director; chief
conference room; place of assembly
number; number plate; license plate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
9th day of the month; nine days
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage
5th day of the month; five days
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
business; work; operations; service; duties
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
Cheryl; Sherrill; Sherry; Sherryl; Sheryl
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to gain fame; to make one's name
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
in person; personally; (do) oneself
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to perform; to play; to act
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
making practical; making useful; implementing
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
beginning of the (fiscal) year
light music; popular music
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
work-in-progress; working state