Vocabulary

number two

210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day

solar eclipse

joining a political party

boiling water

New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift

yearly amount

man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

light and shade; shade (of colour, color)

agricultural products

extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; special; abnormal; irregular

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

very long period; forever

to let out; to utter; to produce; to emit; to give forth; to discharge

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

half-term; half-time; half period

late marriage

denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

exhaustion; fatigue

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

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

water's edge; beach; shore

lull; breathing spell; respite

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger

short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; essay

irradiation; radiation; beaming

to laugh

overhand throw

permanent stationing; staying permanently

to steam (food, towel, etc.)

pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

catalyst