Vocabulary

grave goods; burial accessories

French possession; French territory

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

menopause

enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper

one arm

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

self-protection

keeping (something) cool

grave marker; gravestone; headstone

to embrace each other

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing

rainstorm; storm

watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.)

down payment; deposit

the same; the said

synonym

pupil (of the eye)

special directive; special order

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

solo; solo performance

(instrumental) solo; recital

the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird

de facto marriage; common-law marriage

physician; internist

side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; side hustle

within the borders of a country; domestic soil

southern latitude

Southern Europe

dairy industry

Zen (Buddhism)

series (of publications); library (set of books)

manipulation; puppet

getting up early; early rising

additional printing; additional print run; reprint

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world

many years

heat-resisting

fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening