Vocabulary

cease-fire; truce; armistice

sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop

lifesaving

ultimate; final; last; eventual

water supply; supplied water; water refill

living room (Western style); sitting room

to compete

joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

dawn; daybreak

worker

tension; strain

section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph

pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation

division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; compartment

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

empty seat; unoccupied seat

aircraft carrier

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

respect; honour; honor

gift; premium; freebie; giveaway; something additional; an extra

course; route; path; channel

bodyguard; escort

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming

(wooden) pencil

depth; length

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

outdoors; outside

amnesty; pardon

lower part; substructure

family planning

department (of a university or hospital)

melody; tune; song

firearms; guns

heating power; thermal power

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing