Vocabulary

acceleration; speeding up

lifespan; life; lifetime

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

meeting up; gathering; assembly

acquaintance

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

(practical) application; putting to practical use

amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

police officer; policeman; constable

notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary

book; publication

use; service; purpose

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

(social) standing; status; position; rank

private railway

first third of a month; first ten days of a month

science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.)

discount; reduction; rebate

tile (e.g. roof)

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

(audio) recording

(distinction of) sex; gender

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)

getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes

water well

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

angle

plain; open field

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb

drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley

paper money; note; bill