Vocabulary

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

upper half of the body; upper body

to climb over; to get over; to cross (a mountain)

transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman

spectacle; sight; scene

botanical garden

food expenses; money for food; charge for board

in the future; another day; later

tone; manner of speaking

trade; commerce

telecommunications; correspondence

(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system

ray (of light); beam; light

public debt; public bond; government securities

open; public; official; overt

to like; to prefer

changing for the better

engineering course

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic

schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus

imperial family; royalty

coin

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)

procurement; purchase; buying

buying power; purchasing power

rainfall; rain

high voltage; high pressure

high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone

alloy

torture

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

distinguished citizen; patriot

unbarked lumber

command; commander; commandant

municipal government

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

private life

paper bag

office (room)