Vocabulary

finance business; moneylending business

financial capital

rust

gilding; gold plating

gold ring

(way of) spending money; free spending

financing; raising funds

metal bit; metal mouthpiece; metal gag

gold brocade

completely deaf

crowning beauty with even greater glory

potable water

drinking companion

passing the bottle around

to skip out on one's bar bill

drinker; drunkard

one's (portion of a) drink

partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

to drink too much

revelry

to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted

to get dead drunk; to drink oneself into a stupor

impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort

policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)

minus sign

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

poor crop; diminished yield

(neutron) moderator

reduction gear

streamlined management

reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion

amortization fund; amortisation fund; sinking fund

decrease; diminution; loss; impairment

low-salt diet; low-sodium diet

subtraction

reformatory; reform school

carbonless duplicating paper

photographic sensitivity

photosensitive paper

letter of commendation