vocab

 救助

Jiùzhù

rescue

rhymes lit save+powerful ancestor =aid

赤字
Chìzì

deficit 

lit. red character

lit a red hot naked person dropping something; red ink, in the red

全民公投quánmín gōngtóu lit. all people public toss i.e. referendum

苛刻 kēkè cruel, harsh, hard