Vocabulary

sharp increase; sudden rise

absence (from work)

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

serum; blood serum

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

spectator; sightseer; onlooker

wise; clever; smart

as before; as ever; as it was originally

hallucination; illusion

exaggeration

attendance at a funeral

excursion; round trip

to mourn; to lament

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

renaming; retitling

illustration; drawing

(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

seashell; shell

triumphant return; returning in triumph

foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond

foreign enemy; outside invader

cover; lid; cap

outside the Cabinet

scholarly

school friend

form (of type); forme

cold wave

sentiment; sentimentality

entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district

rod; pole

slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

one roll

being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one

multiplying by one; original amount

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a wreath (of smoke, cloud, etc.)

clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; ring; crew

cause; factor

to pull apart; to separate

leading; guiding; commanding