Vocabulary

ascertainment

tradition; legend

Public Employment Security Office; PESO

speaking at a public hearing

march

executive power; authority

law; rule; regulation; provision; decision; appointment

Republic of Korea; South Korea

stage setting

to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to entertain

drift net

pulled or torn muscle

alliance and rupture; meeting and parting

land

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)

recognition of services

different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)

one breath

one turn; spinning around

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; dropping a line

first baseman

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

ear (head) of rice

Impressionists

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food

station building

banquet; dinner party

deep-seated grudge; hatred

long distance; long range

school trip; field trip; excursion; outing

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

to crush; to squash; to flatten

to press against; to push against; to force against