Vocabulary

remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody

infancy; childhood; tender age

larva; grub; maggot

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway

solution (liquid)

bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard

visit (from someone); call

thunderstorm; thundershower

ovary

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

to drop in (at); to drop by; to call at; to stop by; to stop off; to stop in

being based on

detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

standing close together; bristling (with)

cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

black clothes

three sides

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose

northern country

both ends; either end; both edges

commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)

writing

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook)

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

sender (e.g. of mail)

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

prostitute

sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

slow; lagging; tardy

spelling; orthography

pendulum

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

to face

reading (e.g. by a scanner)