Vocabulary

formal funeral

long-cherished desire

easy fly; easy grounder

pontoon bridge

collection and delivery

Crusades; Crusaders

employment

bayonet

work of art or literature that brings fame

excellence; genius

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)

gentlemen's agreement

human interest; kindness

cold; frigid; bracing

printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style

mirage

meteorite

one child

depths; deep place

dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries

five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

past and present

slaughter; massacre

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table