Vocabulary

study; scholarship; learning; education; knowledge

optimism; taking an optimistic view

(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type

coldness

admiration; being impressed

simple; simplified

near; close (to); nearby

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)

comedy

ticket

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to get off

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); sailing (e.g. ferry voyage); service; flight

grandmother

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

captain (of an aircraft)

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

atmospheric pressure; air pressure

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly

to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of

ceremony

engineer; technical officer

assembly hall; the House

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

objective

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)

reverse; opposite

absorption; suction; attraction

ambulance

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

last year

right of veto

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

teaching staff; faculty

labor; labour; exertion; diligent service

equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform

multiplication table; times table

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

ward residents

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest