Vocabulary

father-in-law

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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

badness; mean mischief

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more

decision-making

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention

unique; distinctive; novel; singular; unusual; special

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic

medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office

medical association

bodyguard; escort

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

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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

structure; building

silk

to look at again

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

decrease in production

loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction

actually; really

old book; rare book; classic

fixed assets

number of houses; number of households

cancellation of a contract

mawashi; belt; loincloth

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

everyone

opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port

outfield