Vocabulary

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

to send in

impromptu; improvised; extempore; ad-lib; off-the-cuff

murder

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

house for rent

grand shrine; famous shrine

great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

in good health; healthy; well; fit; robust; strong

master; expert

dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation

dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion

junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs

gallstone

handsome man; man's looks; good looks

fatal wound

first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

composure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mind

sinking; foundering; going down; submersion

apology

exhibition; display; putting on show

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof

to become settled; to be fixed

(large) house; residence; mansion

aptitude; aptness; suitability

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

storefront; shopfront

moving; changing residence; change of address

voltage

electric shock

(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram

calculator (electronic); pocket calculator

fall of the curtain; end of an act

pillow; bolster