Vocabulary

row of houses

flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana

cut; gash; incision

cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

grinding; polishing

number of articles; number of items; quantity

erosion; corrosion

peace; tranquility; tranquillity

secret passage; underground passage

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography

(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

extract; excerpt; selection

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)

old wound; scar

north-northwest

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike

majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance

old master; old teacher

weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness

capitalist; financier

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

natural growth; wild growth

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

blighted; withered

medical history; case history; clinical history

big snake; (large) serpent

monologue; soliloquy

cloth; dress material; clothing fabric

ban; prohibition; taboo; something forbidden

decrease; reduction; fall

shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden

giant; woodsman; alpinist

essence; quintessence; flower; glory

earth science; geoscience

beanbags; jackstones; cueball

(barbed) wire entanglements

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances