Intermediate passages. The best recruiting agents

PACIFIC SALMON FOR THE JAPANESE.

1. 
   
   1. 
      Raw: Uncooked.
      
   2. 
      Pickled: Preserved in vinegar or salt water.
      
   3. 
      Baked: Cooked by dry heat in oven.
      
   4. 
      Frying: Cooked by a pan containing boiling oil or fat.
      
   5. 
      Skull: Bony part of the head which encases the brain.
      
   6. 
      Process: Treat in a way that changes something’s form in order to make a product.
      
   7. 
      Rush: Move quickly, busily or excitedly.
      
   8. 
      Stall: Large stand or table on which the goods are displayed in a market.
      
   9. 
      Slice: Cut into thin, wide and flat pieces.
      
   10. 
       Iced-down: Kept cool with ice.
       
   11. 
       Fillet: Thick flat piece.
       
   12. 
       Stacked: Neatly arranged in piles.
       
   13. 
       Concrete: Hard building material made from mixture of cement and sand.
       
2. 
   1C, 2E, 3B.
   
3. 
   
   1. 
      Stalls: As I was leaving for work this morning, the market traders has just started setting up their stalls.
      
   2. 
      Processed: At the end of our road, there is a large factory where meat is processed into salami and other products.
      
   3. 
      Raw: Many dieticians say it is better to eat vegetables raw because cooking removes many of the nutrients.
      
   4. 
      Concrete: That new concrete office block , which has just been completed, really spoils the look of our town.
      
   5. 
      You should slice the potatoes quit thinly before cooking them , so use a sharp knife.
      

THE MUSEUM ROBBERY

1. 
   
   1. 
      Armed: Carrying a weapon, especially a gun.
      
   2. 
      Bandit: Robber carrying a weapon, one of the gang.
      
   3. 
      Bound: Tie up tightly with rope or string.
      
   4. 
      Gagged: Tie a piece of cloth around the mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.
      
   5. 
      Artifact: Something made by man, usually of archeological importance.
      
   6. 
      Precious Stones: Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds etc.
      
   7. 
      Buried: Cover with stones, soils etc.
      
   8. 
      Eruption : Explosion of a volcano.
      
   9. 
      Item: One of a collection or list of things.
      
   10. 
       Inlaid: Having piece of metal , wood etc., set into another kind of metal wood etc., so that the resulting surface is smooth and level, and design pattern is formed.
       
   11. 
       Coin: Piece of metal used as money.
       
   12. 
       Lax: Not careful, strict or obeying rules, inattentive.
       
   13. 
       Flimsy: Made of light and thin material, therefore weak and easily damaged.
       
   14. 
       Partition : Thin wall or screen dividing two rooms or one room into separate sections.
       
2. 
   1C, 2B, 3D. 1E
   
3. 
   
   1. 
      Flimsy: The box the goods packed in was so flimsy that it fell apart in post.
      
   2. 
      Bound: The prisoners were made to stand in a line with their hands bound behind their backs.
      
   3. 
      Lax: Procedures seems to be so lax in that hospital that I doubt that any attention is paid to hygiene at all.
      
   4. 
      Buried: From the map, they guessed that the treasure was buried in a deserted plot of the land about two hundred meters to the east of the castle.
      
   5.