Vocabulary

rock; boulder

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre

climate

sensation; feeling

standard; norm

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

ogre; demon; oni

technical; technological

rest; break; recess; intermission

palace

rapid progress; radical progress

rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

first-aid; emergency (aid)

recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment

recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

beef

(cow's) milk

falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation

row; line; file; column; queue; rank

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage

labour union; labor union

old age

soul; spirit; mind

sisters

the future; future prospects

substitution

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

cemetery; graveyard

north side; north bank

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)

support; help; backing

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

weight

dinosaur

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget