Vocabulary

black (colour, color)

black curtain

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest

south-west

speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green

watchful waiting; careful supervision

singing in unison; chanting in unison

lime; quicklime; caustic lime

stone hut; rock chamber

addition; adding up

compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism

halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

other party; other side

declaration of war

to wash; to cleanse; to rinse

fresh fish

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

severe; hard

acceptance

learning; studying the fine arts

housing-loan corporation

sufficiency

allocation; appropriation

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly

modern; up-to-date

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of

sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)

coloring; colouring; coloration; colouration

colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting

vegetable garden

limits; end; bounds

to be; to exist; to live

crop (conditions); harvest; yield

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

three wheels

visit; inspection