Vocabulary

hand luggage; hand baggage; luggage / baggage

charm; amulet; talisman

gap; lag; slippage

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to puff out (smoke)

list; enumeration

year end

hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs

third-rate; third-class

industrial machinery

square; rectangular

dead language; extinct language

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

page of a magazine

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

situation; state of things; current affairs

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

self-destruction; ruining oneself

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

misgovernment

jealousy; envy

pawnshop

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

patina; antique look

to weaken

weak attitude

being too late; losing one's final chance

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable

consequence; result; conclusion

elegance; refinement; grace; dignity

signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

chrysanthemum flower

rejection; dismissal

rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

(temporary) closure of school

dormancy; quiescence; diapause

absorption; suction; aspiration