Vocabulary

notes; comment; remark; annotation

casting; cast-metal object

view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect

straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly

direct voyage; direct service

suspension from office

iron ore

iron (content)

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

electronic computer

shoplifting; shoplifter

accrued; outstanding

sleepiness; drowsiness

silence; noiselessness; muteness; voicelessness

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign

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

fats and oils

heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

perceptible earthquake

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

disorder; confusion; chaos

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

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

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way

hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)

(feeling of) massiveness; (sense of) volume

quantum

tearful voice

to cool down; to get cold

cooling-off period

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

crown (of creation); apex; the best

labor; labour; toil; hardship

worker's accident insurance

wages

acetic acid

water-based; aqueous