Vocabulary

supreme command; direction over all

novice; beginner

the present time

high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east

journey; trip; travels

women's suffrage

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gag; claptrap

great evil

end (of play, match, etc.); closing

fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap; stationary net

deed of endowment or donation

scrapped vessel; decommissioned ship; hulk

rebellious spirit; defiant attitude

reply (to a letter); response; answer

made of gold

poor hitting

forest; woodland; woods; area of dense woody vegetation

one's specialty; one's forte

going to France

small build; small stature

minor difference

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder

national glory

folk entertainment

hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential)

gourmet food; delicious food

earned run

day duty; day shift; class duty (students)

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

poaching (fish or seafood)

adjourning court

forest conservation; afforestation

test firing

suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature

trick; trap; stratagem

village; hamlet; settlement

real world; society

sending; forwarding

thrust; driving force; propulsion

sideslip; skid; sliding sideways