Vocabulary

brightness; splendour; splendor

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

freeze-dried tofu

pressing one's hands together in prayer

black lustre; black luster

rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero

around the clock; day and night

corpse; dead person

fat (of meat); fatty meat

very; extremely; exceedingly; quite; most

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

seven wonders (of a particular area)

eczema; rash

officially registered seal

weak person; the weak

adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option

lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand

pollination

frost on trees; hoarfrost (on trees)

last train (of the day)

October Revolution

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

weight

chief vassal; senior statesman

release (from prison)

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

martyrdom

coal mining; coal extraction

crushed stone; macadam

triple play

attendance (at a meeting)

antioxidant

to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone

obsidian

this evening; tonight

affair; state; incident; issue; matter

sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture

hypnotism

rereading; reading again

second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism