Vocabulary

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

specialization; specialisation

full-time service

technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

riverside; riverbank

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war

whirlwind

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim

the above sentence; the foregoing remark

loss; forfeit

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

fidelity; honour; honor; constancy

involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete

all members; whole army

to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

gait; walk; stride; pace; step; manner of walking

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

airfield; airport; aerodrome

microbe; germ

sickbed; (hospital) bed

article; item; thing; goods; wares

wealth and poverty; rich and poor

frequency (of occurrence)

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

nonprosecution; nonindictment

impossible; incapable (of doing); unable (to do)

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves

surfacing; rising to the surface

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

partial

balloon (toy or decoration)

restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution

classification; categorization; sorting

bunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)

armed forces; military; troops

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

rice

separation; living separately; living apart