Vocabulary

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

sample exam question

view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage

writing ability

storm surge

storm surge

storm surge

low tide; low water; ebb

essay test

cutout picture

cutouts (of coloured paper)

cutout (paper) doll

suggestion box; comment box

common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

solitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying)

bottle breakage; broken bottle

to tease; to make fun of

bun (hairstyle)

without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia

aerobic; with oxygen

reward money; reward; honorarium

tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored)

muscular toothache

tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise

box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)

mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

broker; trader; dealer

historical archive; library of historical records

ceiling on loans; credit line

political climate; political situation

stroke; caress

smoking while walking

phantom tooth pain

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

name index; index of persons

bibliographical catalogue; author bibliography

international economy

locomotive theory (of economic development)