Vocabulary

criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim

writing; authoring

(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

tray

to collapse; to crumble

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

holiday house; vacation home; villa

inspection; study by observation; field trip; tour; review

heading; headline; title; caption

to see (someone) off; to escort

criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after

Buddhist temple

skin

ability; performance; efficiency

aquatic products; fisheries

area; extent; dimensions; size

(relative) length

vertex; apex

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship

expansion

dwelling; house; residence; address

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

multi-unit apartments; apartment complex

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

vitality; energy; dynamism

accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder

measurement

enlargement; increase

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

relative; relation; kin

myth; mythology

shipbuilding

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

industrial arts; craft

New Year's Day

police officer; policeman; constable