Vocabulary

edict from a senior official in government or military which had the status of a binding official document

medical examination history

advance notification

modest; reserved

chicken skin (esp. in cooking)

exporting country

photocopy book; staplebound book

zoology

zoological

zodiac

Zebra (manufacturer of writing instruments)

zeal

youngster

placement

long operating life; long service life; long life

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

country of employment

beauty treatment; cosmetology

past life therapy; past life regression

teleportation

parapsychology

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

appearing to have; seeming to be

meaningful; suggestive; seeming to be with a history; seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain

seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason

seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye

room for boiling water

two sly characters outfoxing each other; a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other

pitch-black; darkness

obtaining a book, CD, video game, etc. before its official release date

obtaining a book, CD, video game, etc. before its official release date

courtroom sketch; courtroom illustration

the Lord's Prayer

court of first instance

free of artificial colors; coloring-free

emotional scars; mental trauma

day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

necrophilia; necrophilism