Vocabulary

vote; voting

adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

aid; help; assistance; support

negative; minus

personality; style; appearance

penal servitude; serving time in prison

boiling; seething

key

return gift; return favour

condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament

protection; tender care

transmission; sending

bundle; bunch; sheaf

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

sequel; continuation

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

account book; ledger; register

captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

large fire

general classification; broad categorization

section; cross section; profile

intelligence

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

(Japanese-style) living room

starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on

Central Europe

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

butterfly

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire

price decline; fall in price

direct descent; direct line

sinking; subsidence

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

custom; general rule; convention

tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

fall; decline; slump

part time (school system)