Vocabulary

mountain; hill

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

in history; ever; historical

mayor

unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively; reflexively; spontaneously; unintentionally

branch office

branch office; branch store

examination; exam; test

property; fortune; means; assets

material; materials; data; information; documents

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

temple (Buddhist)

vice-minister; undersecretary

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

self; oneself

self-government; autonomy

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself); confidence

resignation (from a position)

experiment; experimentation

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

true state; actual condition; reality

(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency

company employee

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

young person

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

head; chief

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

chief; main; principal; major

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

(national) capital (city); metropolis

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)