Vocabulary

border (between countries); national border

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

nationality; citizenship

national defence; national defense

national; founded and run by the central government

(being in) the black; surplus

pupil; student; schoolchild

mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos

declaration; statement; proclamation

manufacture; production

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

west

west side; west bank

tax system

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago

oil; petroleum

(being in) the red; deficit

establishment; institution

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

last month

developed country; advanced country

special duty; being in sole charge of a duty

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

battle; fight; combat

strategy; tactics

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

young person

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

head; chief

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

chief; main; principal; major

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)