Vocabulary

coxless (rowing)

Epimenia verrucosa (mollusc)

after a short time; presently

frame (i.e. of a sliding door)

framework (for a mud-plastered wall)

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

slowly (of undulating waves); gently (swelling, rolling, etc.)

leaving one's seat

to examine in full detail

verb phrase; verbal phrase

doctor of philosophy; PhD

co-education; mixed education

special education; special-needs education; education for children with special needs

extra-large portion; extra-sized serving

snow removal operation

shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem

snowblower

general rise in stock prices

picturesque

accident and sickness benefits; disability allowance

half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); halfpipe

rubber seal

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

if any; if it exists

baseboard; skirting board

provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime

new banknote

safe deposit box

schools of the upper quartile; highly ranked schools

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

culmination; conclusion

spell; curse

flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)

pataka (banner)

Atari

dichlorvos

acephate

organic phosphorus

hallucinogenic