Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
free space; freely-usable space
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
indeed; really; truly; very much
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
profitable plan; good plan
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited