Vocabulary

vacant post; vacancy

air cooling

bending and stretching; flexing and extending

shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker

undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree

combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables

family name; house name

fire; trace of fire; heat of fire

pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well

pregnancy; conception

overview; outline; rough summary

school regulations

awe; fear; dread; fright

stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia

idiot; moron; fool

downcast look

indolence; laziness; sloth

wear; abrasion

quick work; (clever) feat

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

go to bed early

bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; viaduct

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul

running the whole distance

exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display

attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

evil influence; ill effect

intellectual crime; white-collar crime

young and old

transcendence; excellence; superiority

Mesozoic era

powdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder; non-fat dry milk

closing a school (for the day)

countryside; rural areas

second month of the lunar calendar

one's habitual seat; regular hall; entertainment hall

right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander

coordinate; coordinates

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge

the Imperial Guards