Vocabulary

one's house; one's home; one's family

comparatively high; fairly expensive

economical; comparatively cheap

sudden change; upheaval

completely; absolutely; totally

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

to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

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)

to collect; to gather; to compile; to assemble

city planning; urban planning; town planning

burner; nozzle; origin of a fire

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

claim rights

solicitation

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

Mediterranean Sea

disease common in middle-aged and elderly people; lifestyle disease

water level

fighting spirit; (will to) fight