Vocabulary

volatilization; volatilisation

gasoline; petrol; petroleum; benzine; volatile oil

generosity

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

temporary absence from school

passing (an examination); making the grade

swift current; rapids

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears

rape; sexual assault

tough; strong; tenacious

to get between; to be caught in

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt

extreme north; North Pole

gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold

to run up to; to rush over

to postpone; to defer; to reschedule

nation at war; militant nation

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to bear

joint; seam; joining point

light machine gun

to show in; to usher in

powerful medicine; strong poison

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

blood sugar

bribe; sweetener; douceur

ecstasy; rapture; trance

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded

anus

father-in-law

(flower) bud

daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey)

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)

endocrine

nosebleed

ice house; ice room; cold room

phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

fleeting life; this transient world; floating world