concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(United States of) America; USA
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to well up; to burst; to arise
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
(turned out) all right in the end
how; in what way; how about; questionable
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
intelligence; intellect; brains
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)