Vocabulary

mountains and rivers

gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing

purpose; utility; objective

(another's) son

outside the city; suburbs

post office box

most difficult; next to impossible

preview; private showing

dentist

chamberlain

character style; character form

magnet

natural science

spontaneity

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

moisture; humidity; dampness

East Asian lacquer; japan

demonstration; presentation

skill; ability; dexterity

outset; start; beginning

wrist

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue)

sufferings; ordeals; agony

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation

years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

descending a mountain; descent

resigning from (public) office

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

family business; family trade

head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school

housekeeper; maid

fruit juice

money; currency; coin

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much

to break; to destroy; to demolish

high speed; rapidity

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth