Vocabulary

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; blinker; eye bandage

fats and oils

perceptible earthquake

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

scholarly principle; scientific principle

easy victory; walkover

allocation; assignment; allotment

activated carbon; activated charcoal

cold; coldness; chilliness

government-manufactured

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics

(circular) moat

prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

deformity; malformation

worry; anxiety; concern

temper; disposition

atmospheric current; air current; airflow

suspending performance

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

old promise; old agreement; old covenant

the whole nation

borderline; boundary

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

gathering of haiku poets

mooring; anchorage

prison term

enlightenment; illumination

minor illness

deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth

colon

part-time farmer

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs

intense cold

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction