Vocabulary

culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

party of two

day shift; day duty; day work

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

appointments and dismissal

to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice

ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for)

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

color scheme; colour scheme

matchmaking; acting as a go-between

motorcycle police

white line

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion

counteroffensive

proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation

Chinese restaurant

elegy; funeral song

yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

boyfriend

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

adjustment; retouching (in photography)

bad smell; stink

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight

crossroads; intersection

broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)

vernal equinox; spring equinox

adaptation; accommodation; conforming; adjustment

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

to be saved; to be rescued; to survive

midwifery

female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

injuries and sickness; wounds and illness

commercial spirit

small sum of money

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

to take advantage of; to follow blindly

to get on; to climb on