Vocabulary

fragrance

signal gun; starting gun

exploitation; overuse; abuse

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

turning to the left; left turn

redistribution

talented person; clever person

majesty; dignity

stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer

one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; one bound; doing at once

to withdraw; to leave; to retire

to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

oral medicine; internal medicine

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

sea of clouds

arc

vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

to make narrow

slender face

rapeseed; coleseed

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

appetizer or snack served with drinks

to bloom in profusion

to scatter; to cause a shower of

official; civil service

workman; enterpriser; schemer

municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that); to assume (that)

program of a ceremony (programme)

existence

photo studio; photographer

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

lord; master

to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort

tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip

moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up