Vocabulary

governor-general; governor; viceroy

grassy field; grassland; meadow

funeral

image; figure; statue; picture; portrait

presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)

immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous

scaffold; scaffolding

non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance

damage; injury

villager

probably; likely; perhaps; maybe

opposite shore

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to

departure; leaving; going away; evacuation

substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent

generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

title; caption; heading

who

standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume

probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

charcoal

short distance; short range; short-haul

fault; dislocation

programme; program; plans; arrangements

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on

used car; secondhand car

stationing (troops); garrisoning

account book; register; ledger

to stick; to paste; to affix

excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over

top; summit; peak

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

substandard; low-level

inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone

raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting

picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal

angel

exhibition