Vocabulary

excessive; exorbitant

insulation

continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent

advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses

town hall

town council

fixed rate

the first and second; a few

experimental; provisional

enemy nation

ultrasonic waves; ultrasound

illicit union; collusion

modern; modernistic

new rice field; newly developed rice field

devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting

failure to reach agreement

price index

strength of a party

gateway to success

principal of a private school

to mix together; to blend; to compound

the lowest; the worst

staying in the United States; residing in the United States; being situated in the United States (of a foreign embassy, company, etc.)

rice-crop index

self-purification; self-cleansing

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

in one's hands; in one's control

excellent (piece of) work

(large) compilation

entry in a race

officers and men

unripe plum

mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness

buying; purchasing; laying in

convenience

large boat

crushing defeat

long spell of rain

large store

repurchase; redemption