Vocabulary

marshland; wetland; swampland

vertical motion (in earthquakes)

superior; first-class; excellent; top quality

private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)

to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

affectation; showiness; pretence

changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

index finger; forefinger

light metal

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

gap; opening; room; space

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood

silk; silk cloth

seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed

attenuation; damping; decay

corporal

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

to regret

reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

to be renewed; to change

religious conversion

crab

to awaken; to arouse from sleep

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with

customary use; common usage; general usage

hearty send-off

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate

pathetic; plaintive

bad road

phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon)

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

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