Vocabulary

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

jurisdiction

height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer

to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

maidservant; housemaid; maid

preface; foreword; introduction; introductory chapter

reparation; redemption

small plate; small dish

(small) knife

cerebellum

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to fret

very shy person; bashful person

limestone cave; limestone cavern

belfry; bell tower

to raise; to elevate

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

credentials

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

feeling; mood; sensation

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

to wave; to shake; to swing

novel; original; new

Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)

straight line; beeline

fungus; true fungus

imitating; copying; mimicry

inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

to clear; to make clear

sphere of influence

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter

retrenchment; curtailment

steep; precipitous