Vocabulary

young bird; chick; fledgling

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder

Stars and Stripes (US flag)

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather

to pile up; to heap up

exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment

concentration; diligence; devotion

blue; azure

blue

piling up; making a heap; laying bricks

to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

saving water; water conservation; economizing on water

hereditary; congenital

despotism; autocracy

warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

electric fan

fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

preceding paragraph; first part

the whole store

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

binoculars; field glasses

conception; idea; thought

remembering; recollection; calling to mind

sooner or later; in time; eventually

general term; generic name

frost

sender (of a present)

less than; under; short of; not even

to be sufficient; to be enough

sleeve

pluralism; diversity

many kinds; many types

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel

handsome man

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon; hair salon

necessary condition; requirement

surface; outer layer