Vocabulary

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

the whole world

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

turning point

electric (goods)

coating; painting

end; tip; extremities; terminal

flavour; flavor; taste

locked room

militia; militiaman

folk song; popular song

unconditional

innumerable; countless; numberless

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

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

post; official position

promising; hopeful; full of promise

mailing; posting

extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

important points; main points; gist; list of requirements

point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline

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

slip; omission

to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits

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

successful bid; winning a tender

storm; tempest

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

opposite; reverse; contrary

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

abbreviation

fluid; unsettled

ability; capacity; capability; talent

forestry