Vocabulary

contraception; birth control

biwa (Japanese lute)

beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features

must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application); must be received; must be delivered

expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

addition; annexation; appendage

injury; wound

merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

fresco; mural; wall painting

one hand

capture; seizure

footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

lottery

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)

statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging

slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for)

end; tip; extremities; terminal

flavour; flavor; taste

locked room

militia; militiaman

folk song; popular song

irresponsibility

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

light and darkness; light and shade

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

post; official position

mailing; posting

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

important points; main points; gist; list of requirements

point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline

keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression

slip; omission

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance