Vocabulary

satire; irony; sarcasm

recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form

to overturn; to capsize; to upset

deep pool; deep water; abyss

French (language)

product

goods; articles

painful; sore; painful / hurts

provincial tour

inspection tour

initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary

you (people)

trade; business; trading; dealing

business (engagement)

wrestler of the fourth highest rank

accessories; small articles

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

salary raise

habitual use; daily use

commission; entrusting with (work)

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge

esophagus; oesophagus; gullet

faith; fidelity; loyalty

to mix; to combine; to include

war; battle; hostilities

high seas; international waters

finance corporation

official business; government business; public business; company duties

fuse; pilot light

lipstick

prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market

Guangzhou (China); Canton

constancy; permanence

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

mining industry

perfume; scent

your views; your opinion

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge