clerk; office worker; office staff
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
life; living; I; me; student
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
negative emotions; negative feelings
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
to have time free; to have time to spare
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge