Vocabulary

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

morning; forenoon

storage of water

discipline; punishment; reprimand

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

going straight (to); going direct; going without stopping

direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

clay

one's mind

catastrophe; cataclysm

ruin; destruction; fall

arranging; ordering; sequencing; lining up; laying out

culture; cultivation

indemnities; reparations

oak tree

dynamo; power generator

hair (on the head); (a) hair

reduction by half; halving

ratio; proportion

leather; hide

totalitarianism

taxes; taxation

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

mutual savings bank

transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply

hatred

donation; presentation

bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; experience

length (of an animal); body length

contrast; juxtaposition

to await; to wait for; to expect

change; alteration

loan; lending; hire; rental; lease

retirement from office

master; expert; authority; leading figure

fork; junction; diverging point

segregation; separation; independence

literary style

change in appearance; transformation

one-way (trip)