Vocabulary

meat (for consumption)

to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

bedding; bedclothes

to make a payment via bank deposit transfer

new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

one's person; around one's person

artificial; unnatural

design; pattern

vertical

reasoning; inference; deduction

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

adult age; majority

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

livelihood; living

growth (of a plant)

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany

equator

adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father

precedent

along the river; riverside

baptism; christening

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

public bath; bathhouse

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

supervision; management; supervisor; manager

independent; responsible; active; proactive

handy; convenient

punishment

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

end; close; conclusion

end; close; conclusion; termination

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

superposition