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do sth earlier than necessary to get more free time later / to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good

make up for sth

do something later than was planned

postpone

a nickname used by artists

stage name

a period of absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child

maternity leave

animals with a single spiral shell

snails

a vehicle with two wheels and a long handle. Is being used by resting one foot on the footboard and pushing the other against the ground.

scooter

lightweight motorized bicycle

moped

a school where pupils reside during the semester.

boarding school

survive only on sth, for example when you eat only bread with water

live on sth

it isn't financially valuable

it doesn't pay off

force sb to go somewhere / pull sb

to drag

put an effort into sth

try to do sth

do an experiment / giving advice to someone

try doing sth

the surname that a married woman used from birth to marriage

maiden name

to take part in a competition / to choose something as a subject of study or as your career

go in for

strange, unusual, difficult to accept or like

outlandish

already decided and unlikely to be changed

cut and dried

for example

for the likes of

choose whatever you like

take your pick

retired professor

professor emeritus

attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent

striking

connection, assiociation

connotation

in connection with career

career-wise