Vocabulary

circumference; girth

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

church; congregation

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact

dot; spot; point; speck; mark

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap

reservation; appointment; booking; advance order

to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit

habit

finger; toe; digit

grass; weed; herb; thatch

selling area; counter; section; department; sales floor

to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up

insect; bug; cricket; moth

sand; grit; fine gravel

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair

hair

hair (on the head); hair

New Year (esp. first three days)

surface

hot water

rule; regulation

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water

baby; infant

cloud

translation

mirror; looking-glass

to carry; to transport; to move; to convey

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

back (of the body)

diary; journal

condition; state