老人: old man or woman, the elderly, one's aged parents or grandparents...
逃生: to flee for one's life...
地理: geography...
口味: a person's preferences, tastes (in food), flavor...
炒作: to hype, to promote (in the media)...
熊: bear, (coll.) to scold, to rebuke, (coll.) weak, incapable...
节假日: public holiday...
枝: branch, classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc...
秤: steelyard, Roman balance...
大臣: chancellor (of a monarchy), cabinet minister...