Vocabulary

vertical

reasoning; inference; deduction

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

adult age; majority

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

livelihood; living

growth (of a plant)

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany

equator

adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father

precedent

along the river; riverside

baptism; christening

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

public bath; bathhouse

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)

(mutual) understanding; communication

original idea; originality

suitable; appropriate; befitting; becoming; adequate; reasonable

total energy; all efforts

transmission; sending

bundle; bunch; sheaf

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

sequel; continuation

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

full of troubles, difficulties

esthetics; aesthetics

writing down; taking notes; copying; noting

iceberg

to drift; to float

vote; voting

poor; needy

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious