Vocabulary

recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form

deep pool; deep water; abyss

French (language)

partition; division; boundary; compartment

instrumental quartet

officer

principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar

criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

the deceased; deaths; persons killed

private

touchstone (assaying tool)

trial and error

subtitles; captioning

bringing; taking; carrying

hourly pay; hourly wage

vending machine

one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense

illness; disease

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

real bullet; live ammunition; live round; loaded cartridge; loaded shell

outside the company

traffic lane; road lane

snake

gauge; standard; measure; criterion; index

main purpose; chief aim; focus

budget bureau

advocacy of war

main battery; main armament

note; memorandum; memo

manual (operation)

distinguished services; meritorious deeds

(telephone) receiver

surroundings; circumference

collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.); cargo booking

charging (electrically)

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

provincial tour

inspection tour

initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary

you (people)