Vocabulary

absence; non-attendance

blood vessel; vein

matter; affair; case; item; subject

the latter; the second

study of foreign languages

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

plate; dish; platter; disc

the four seasons

municipal office; council; city hall

wish; desire; ambition; choice

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

time; labour; labor; effort

castle

feelings; emotion; sentiment

dining table

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

truth

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character

end; finish; place to stop

succession

to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline

commuting to school; school commute

mud; (wet) dirt

to hit

poison; toxicant; venom

wish; desire; hope

business card

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along; to invite / ask out

wing

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

to branch; to fork; to diverge

to discuss; to talk together; to talk over / discuss

eternity; permanence; perpetuity

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past

to place on (something)