Vocabulary

date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)

fixed date; appointed day

becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution; beginning training

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

farm (agriculture)

spouse; wife; husband; partner

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor

leukemia; leukaemia

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission

felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)

manners; customs

the four seasons

urban areas; the streets; town; city

urban areas

municipal office; council; city hall

(army) division

wish; desire; ambition; choice

(musical) conductor

order; directive; instructions; command

paper money; note; bill

purple; violet

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

historical play; period drama

dimension

self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself

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