Vocabulary

energetically; strenuously; heartily

written language; literary language

usual; ordinary

square (e.g. metre)

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

tidying up; finishing

repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)

guidance; direction; leading

bookkeeping

tolerance; broad-mindedness

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

careless remark

means; expedient; instrument

bee; wasp; hornet

after one's death

plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick

northern suburbs

length of time; term

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to lighten (e.g. a color); to make less strong (e.g. flavor, depth, etc.)

myriad; countless things

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

to omit; to leave out; to skip

partial destruction

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)

criminal intent; malice

princess; Her Royal Highness

blighted love; disappointed love

subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; testee

full; wholehearted; utmost; all; every

two-motored

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

correlation; interrelation

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

total income