Vocabulary

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

fixed number; quorum (for an assembly)

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

just before; just prior to

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

immediately following

proposal; proposition; suggestion

attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing

long-term

arrest; apprehension; capture

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK

Korea

electricity

pillar; post

large country; major nation; great power

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner

ambassador

Middle East

tradition; convention

important; significant; serious; crucial

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

very; greatly; terribly; awfully

middle; midway; halfway; centre; center

earthquake

district court

District Public Prosecutor's Office

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); ignoring

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist

influential; prominent; leading

for example; for instance; e.g.

valid; effective

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

friend

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture