Vocabulary

proportional division; proportional distribution

to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel

elopement; running away with a lover

stylish; smart; chic; tasteful; snappy; dapper

to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)

recording; transcription

rust

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume

to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of

what

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

copper line; copper wire

gong; tam-tam

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand (e.g. of a tree)

to knock down; to tear down; to level; to raze

local train; slow train

imperial palace

skipping rope; jump rope

southerly (wind); from the south

two dimensions

stealth

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

derivation

traitor (to one's country); quisling

semicircle; hemicycle; half globe

part-time farming

reflector

cowardly; craven

being tired out

to get tired out; to be exhausted

being placed on duty

all night

bromine (Br)

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to

astringent persimmon

gunfire

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline