bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
information security; information protection; data security
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
postcard; memo; note; card
spring water; clear (pure) water
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to state; to express; to mention
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
answering machine; answer phone
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)