Vocabulary

annual report; yearbook

barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding

old woman

seeing; looking at

being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; being well contested

egg white

publisher

very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

source (of a river, etc.)

horizon (related to bodies of water)

submergence; immersion

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate

control of the air; air supremacy

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

clear; serene

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

semen; seminal fluid; sperm

static electricity

to send off

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain)

snow-covered road

leader; pioneer; precursor; senior figure

great depth; bottomless

record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

selection of music; song selection

personal history

front row

complete set (of volumes); every volume

complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

drawing; sketch

twins

seaweeds; algae; waterweeds

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number

growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising

marriage; wedding

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

full dress; formal dress; uniform

main temple; main building of a shrine