Vocabulary

cool; refreshing

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

climax; uprush

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with

grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving

rice polishing; polished rice

death in battle

winning a war; victory

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

diving; submerging; going underwater

melody; tune

(degree of) freshness

aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above

totalitarianism

taxes; taxation

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality

mutual savings bank

transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply

hatred

donation; presentation

leather; hide

inevitable; necessary; certain; sure

specimen; sample

glacier

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides

publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment

eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

to float; to set afloat; to launch

wind direction

ventilation

stomach ache; abdominal pain

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

compound interest

fork; junction; diverging point