Vocabulary

type (of goods); sort

item; commodity; list of articles

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed

rise; increase; ascent

landing; going ashore; disembarkation

height; stature

crew member; crewman; crew

joke; jest; funny story

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

purification

food

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; canteen; messroom

new car

myth; mythology

relative; relation; kin

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)

needle; pin

human relations; personal relationships

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart

transition; change; progress; development; shift

few days

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of

best in the world

sponsor; manager; caretaker

uniform

ability; performance; efficiency

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts

co-op; (consumers') cooperative

productivity

life insurance

the West; the Occident; Western countries

stamp (postage)

extinction; extermination

futures; futures contract

potentiality; dormancy; latency

ship's captain; skipper