Vocabulary

energy conservation; economical use of energy; energy-saving

rejoining a political party

important post; important office; key position

house arrest

confusion

voter; constituent; elector

general classification; broad categorization

short life; short lived

section; cross section; profile

intelligence

slow

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

(Japanese-style) living room

starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on

Central Europe

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

butterfly

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire

price decline; fall in price

direct descent; direct line

to be worried; to be troubled

efficiency

stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage

farmwork

tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

bursting; rupture; explosion

white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte

black and white; monochrome

to fade; to become dim

esthetics; aesthetics

writing down; taking notes; copying; noting

iceberg

to drift; to float

vote; voting

poor; needy

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

aid; help; assistance; support