Vocabulary

call; visit

bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

mad dog

tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; fastidiousness; meticulousness

taboo word; forbidden topic

golden wedding (anniversary); 50th wedding anniversary

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

vacant post; vacancy

air cooling

bending and stretching; flexing and extending

to dig down

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker

to defer; to postpone; to move down

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

gap; opening; aperture; crevice; crack; chink

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

shoulder width (breadth)

to look at each other; to exchange looks

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

reciter's book; complete set of books

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to

illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

chivalry

vanity; vainglory

empty space; empty sky

to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly

awe; fear; dread; fright

stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up

consent; compliance

to push back; to press back; to force back

to set up; to raise

speed of sound

undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree

combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables