Vocabulary

heat wave; intense heat

unconnected; weakly related; alien; far beyond (one's means, ability)

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace

medal; badge; insignia

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner)

huge profit

empty (useless) formalities

marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason

education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination

instruction; teaching; guidance; informing

billiards; pool

golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)

to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something

military shoes; combat boots

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

to rest; to relax; to repose

longitude

to look down on; to make light of

light music; popular music

pumice stone

light clothing; dressing light

dramatization; dramatisation

(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom

high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)

blood relative

master swordsman; skilled fencer

sword play; samurai drama

inspection of a meter; reading a meter

stool (feces) examination

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

to look around; to survey

to lose sight of; to miss

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out

to look (stare) back at (someone)

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison