spring break; spring vacation
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to delight; to give pleasure
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes