Vocabulary

full stop; period

lifelong; lifetime; for life; life

meeting up; gathering; assembly

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage

attitude; approach; move

occurrence; happening; taking place

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

police officer; policeman; constable

belief; conviction; opinion

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

heat (of the weather); hotness

book; publication

book review

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician)

removal; getting rid of

wounded person; casualty; injured person

repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation

quotient

commercial affairs

commercial affairs

hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen

small scale

hill; knoll

details; particulars; specifics

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

first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year

crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

conditional; qualified; with conditions attached

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

eating habits; diet; dietary pattern

foodstuff; groceries

(religious) faith; belief; creed

trust; confidence; credence

belief; faith; conviction

trial

newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer

New Year