Vocabulary

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

borrower; debtor

borrowing; loan

feeble complaint; whine

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego

manager; director; superintendent; overseer

reins; bridle

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands

personal delivery; handing over in person

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

garnering; collection

end; close

penmanship; calligraphy

heavy taxation

serious illness

(political) purge

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave

publisher

commodore; brigadier general

postponement; moving to a later date

prescription (of medicine); formula

wind music; wind instrument music

light blue; pale blue; aqua

washing with water; rinsing; flushing

refined taste; elegant pursuits

cardinal (Catholic Church)

worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste

world reformation

braking

form of government; system of government; polity

official history; authorized history

soft drink

busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

mother of a holy person

stone paving; cobble paving; sett; flagstone

management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; running

washing one's face

washroom; bathroom