Vocabulary

premature baby

widow

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

point of a spear; spearhead

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)

fame; reputation; renown

to order; to command

cotton (material)

reason; cause; grounds

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

refined sake

clear stream

growth; development

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

just then; at that time; at that moment

sermon; preaching; homily

thawing of snow; thaw

lower future quotations

war area; battlefield; theater; theatre

battleship

dose (of radioactivity)

front part; fore; front

paymaster; accountant

chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)

editor-in-chief

handcuffs; manacles

handbag; purse

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop

Confucianism

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget)

yield; size of harvest

repair; mending

succession to another's professional name

skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

completion; finish