Vocabulary

sign; signal; cue

success or failure; result

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

black spot; black dot; bull's-eye

reproduction

success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

iron manufacture

to pile up; to stack

infrared rays; infrared radiation

moderation; standard

oath; abjuration; pledge

soldier; combatant; warrior

war criminal

last week; the week before

(preliminary) skirmish

first half of a game; first half of a match

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

to receive; to get

(telephone) receiver

surroundings; circumference

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

charging (electrically)

to meet; to greet

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

resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness

friendship; intimacy

friendly talk; chat

return; coming back

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

the best; ideal

wife and children

thin; slender; fine

decision; ruling; judgement; judgment