Vocabulary

medium volume; medium scale; moderate size; mid-size

person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

secret accounts; second set of accounts

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

relative; person to whom one is close

dictionary of Chinese characters

oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

other theories

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

called; known as; that

with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked

wale (on the skin); welt; weal

way of walking

explaining an idea; exposition; explanation

to explain

to explain; to show; to demonstrate

sluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull

indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors

loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit

multiple-system operator; multi-system operator; MSO; operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems

television air time cost (for commercials); broadcast fee

microsiemens

proofroom; proof-reading room; reading room

tax and service charge included

geisha and maiko

water cannon

water cannon

water cannon

latticed ceiling

incorporating; inserting

Anointing of the Sick

extreme unction

extreme unction

extreme unction

end plate

Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine

sacrament of penance and reconciliation

sacrament of penance and reconciliation

husband

husband