Vocabulary

natural enemy

heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies

to fall ill

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

barren; sterile; infertile

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

additional rules; by-laws; supplementary provisions; additional clauses

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be full (of)

outside (an organization, department, etc.)

good news; glad tidings

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

hating; strongly disliking

billow; surge; large wave

lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous

research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study

carbonic acid

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

bile; gall

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off

value; worth; merit

knowledge; information; opinion; view

(Earth's) crust

local sake

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

to change (one's clothes)

mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing

somersault; looping-the-loop

loyalty; devotion

advice; warning

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory

tidal hour

to heat; to heat up

annual tree ring; growth ring

to grow old