Vocabulary

separation of ages; being of a different age

fantasy; fantasia

to be wet (with tears); to be moist

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

first snow (of the season); first snowfall

early winter

conduct; behaviour

engagement; business; affair

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition

to begin to write; to start writing

female voice

empress

measuring container; measuring box; measure

falling down one after another (like dominoes)

sentiment; feeling

affection; love

humid; sultry

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

beggar

sympathetic nerve

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

verbal promise; one's word

wide plain

custody; detention; confinement

locker room; changing room; dressing room

manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing

wake (of a ship or aircraft)

stormy weather

high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated

high precision

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation

synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber

state religion; official religion; established religion

live program; live programme

raw egg

confectionery production

to accumulate; to save

red tide

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)