Vocabulary

deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave

colon

vigorous; healthy; sound

part-time farmer

to anticipate; to foresee

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs

strictly; severely; rigidly

intense cold

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

expert; professional; master; connoisseur

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

therefore; consequently

exaggeration; hyperbole

trailing; chasing after

ready consent

mysterious person

ocean; sea; the deep

marine plant; seagrass

height above sea level

circumference; perimeter

squared timber; rectangular lumber

barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

leather shoes; leather boots

scholarly principle; scientific principle

easy victory; walkover

allocation; assignment; allotment

activated carbon; activated charcoal

to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski

cold; coldness; chilliness

government-manufactured

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics

(circular) moat

prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

wicked woman

client; requester

design