Vocabulary

printing press

closing quotations

malicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious; underhanded

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)

angel's raiment; robe of feathers

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

futures

spread of fire

to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth; to include; to instruct

to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace

critical condition; being on the verge of death

(circuit) board; substrate

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree

evasion; avoidance; shirking

the way back; the way home; return trip

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

character; traits; ethos

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine

globular shape; spherical shape

Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age

enormous expenditure; huge expense; huge outlay; great cost

strong nation; powerful country

reason; logic

self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline

vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

comb

many communities (villages); cluster of plants

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

mountain stream; mountain torrent

practice; practising; training; study

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

information; experience; knowledge; observation

capital; funds; seed money

native people; aboriginal; indigenous people