Vocabulary

houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)

in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

local color; local colour

formalism

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

farming; agriculture

struggle for existence

difficult piece (of music)

office organization; office organisation

compensation; amends; redeeming feature

pet cat

heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron

ignorant of the ways of the world

to enter; to go into; to trespass (on)

raw milk

corpse

closing (properly); shutting

family a woman has married into

captivity; imprisonment

member of a group

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

Administrative Management Agency

to float

undiluted solution (of)

white sandbar; white sandbank

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

stepping back; drawing back

putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all

closing (properly); shutting

distant relative

to lay down

breadth; width

royal authority; regal power; authority of the king

underside

improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

shipper; consignor

the greater part

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation

to regret