Vocabulary

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

terrific; staggering; tremendous; incredible; extreme

physical

minute (unit of time)

part; portion; share

fraction

discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; spurt

damn; damn it; shit; crap

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)

sentence

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

flat; level; even; smooth

our company; our firm

handle; grip

to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

(husked grains of) rice

US armed forces

to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced

distinction; difference; discrimination

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

change; alteration; transmutation; mutation

while studying; presently studying

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish

nursery school; day nursery; day care center

deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee

guaranteed; certified; warranty included

to walk

pedestrian; walker

language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

to wrap up

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness

to report; to inform

carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding

to get free (from); to be freed; to be released

direction; way

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

law; act; principle