Vocabulary

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with)

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

deceased husband; late husband

to face (each other); to be facing

to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen

broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous

accepting with pleasure

sulfuration; sulphuration

expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation

nutrient; nutrition

rumor; rumour; gossip; report

sailor; seaman; mariner

free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; grazing

condensation; formation of dew

steel tower

gap; narrow space between things; interstice

overlapping; piling; stacking

disliking a certain food without having tried it

moral duty; moral obligations

without accident

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

specialization; specialisation

(Japanese) long sword; large sword

share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)

congratulations

increase in the number of flights

women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

fixed point

necrosis

hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour

inspection (of troops)

genius; prodigy

gluttony

stage setting; scenery

Venus (planet)

multiple; poly-

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke