Snow in Tokyo

Question 1

To knock out (вывести из строя)

Answer 1

Enemy aircraft have knocked out 25 tanks

Question 2

Flacky

Answer 2

He used to have dry, flacky skin

Question 3

Shopper

Answer 3

Holiday shoppers mobbed the sale

Question 4

To ground

Answer 4

The snowstorm meant that planes were grounded

Question 5

To caution

Answer 5

The newspaper cautioned its readers against buying shares without getting good advice first

Question 6

To peak

Answer 6

Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November

Question 7

Snowfall

Answer 7

The average annual snowfall for this region is about 30 centimetres

Question 8

To slip

Answer 8

Careful you don’t slip - there’s water on the floor

Question 9

Service

Answer 9

There is a very limited bus service on Sundays

Question 10

Expressway

Answer 10

No one in his right mind would attempt to cross the expressway on foot, because the traffic is so heavy

Question 11

Automated

Answer 11

Most lighthouses are now fully automated

Question 12

Domestic

Answer 12

Domestic opinion had turned against the war.

Question 13

Prefecture

Answer 13

Within each prefecture, the geomorphology is flat and no obvious geographical barriers exist.
(В пределах каждой префектуры геоморфология равнинная, и нет очевидных географических барьеров.)

Question 14

Presumably

Answer 14

Presumably they can’t afford a new car, or they’d have bought one by now.