Vocabulary

to sleep (lying down)

double suicide; lovers' suicide

to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing

new style

becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

nervous; highly strung; sensitive

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

intimacy; friendship

(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability

advance; charge

popular person; favorite; favourite

(human) life

anthropology

waters; water area

water temperature

horizontal; level; even

several hundred million years

social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of

political strength

during imprisonment; while in jail

sandy beach

symposium; round-table discussion

highest peak; highest mountain

golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity

picking; collecting; harvesting; gathering

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

third-term election

approval; endorsement

execution

early summer

view; opinion; finding; findings

exception; exclusion

one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness

future prospects; promise

pediatrics

call; summons; convening; convocation

detailed report; full report; details; particulars

boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)