Vocabulary

suffrage; franchise

among the mountains

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; woodland

egg-laying; spawning

calculation; estimation; computation

request; favor; favour

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

clothes; clothing; garments

a period (of time)

leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout

throwing down; dropping; airdrop

administration (of medicine); giving medication

financial market; money market

upward move; advance

rate of economic growth

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

crumbling; collapse; ruin

harmony; reconciliation

internationally minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; citizen of the world

national pension; government pension system

redevelopment

stock holdings; one's shares

self-help; self-reliance

automatic selling

freestyle (e.g. swimming event)

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

social insurance

receiving payments (pension, ration)

buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

pitch that hits the batter

death rate; mortality rate

beginning; start; first step

ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

tentative plan; draft plan

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

capital stock

dentistry