Vocabulary

checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect)

pillory; burden

commander-in-chief

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

scruff of the neck

first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)

summit meeting; top-level conference

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

hanging oneself

heading of a document (letter, notice, etc.)

grace period; moratorium

to plow (up); to plough (up)

to turn over soil; to dig or plow up (plough)

(long-handled) bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand

muscle of mastication

mastication

hereditary

patriotism

founder of a sect

protolanguage; parent language

mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors

lease(hold)

swelling; boil

subordinate (member of a group)

lattice ceiling

wooden joint; wood joinery

grapple; scuffle; fight

assembler (e.g. in a factory); assemblyman; fitter

assembly plant

prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)

prefabricated housing

braid; braided thread or cord

nest of lacquer boxes

group leader

organizational capability; organisational capability

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit

old friend; familiar face

old story; reminiscence

land rent

reluctance; regret; frugality