Vocabulary

army corps; corps

gourd-shaped war fan

shape; form

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

combination; union; joining; linking; coupling

present; gift

talented wrestler

edge of the ring

cause of victory; reason for (one's) success

winning percentage

rising; up-and-coming

sealed move; next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day

government office

ship's nationality; ship's country of registration

finance official

information bureau; intelligence department

brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulness

surface of a wall

suspect

commercial science

pitching in consecutive games

oil refinery

nature; Mother Nature

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

North-South problem

full-time employment

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

takeoff and landing

head temple

large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock

eviction

Forestry Agency

enumeration; list

companion; company

connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

chain; series; connection

implication (in a crime); involvement

good news; happy news; glad tidings

porcelain bowl