Vocabulary

self-destruction; ruining oneself

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

misgovernment

jealousy; envy

pawnshop

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions

new building; annexe; annex

newcomer; new face

midwinter; dead of winter

occupation; stationing

wire

course; direction

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

drawing; painting; picture

chart; diagram; graph; figure

puddle; pool of water

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

attendant; follower

ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops

nebula

to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach

marriage ceremony; wedding

confusion; mixing; merger

year after next

climax; peak; zenith; apex

year end

hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs

third-rate; third-class

industrial machinery

reserve fund

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.)

approach run; run-up

female doctor

accident insurance