Vocabulary

horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider

question mark

haste; hurry; urgency; pressingness

saviour; savior; messiah

old type; old style

lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

hit; strike; blow

gentle; mild-mannered

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex

daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time

occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)

to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

fire insurance

excess; surplus; superabundance

deciphering; decoding

pleasure

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

martial law

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)

road; street; avenue

status elevation; upgrading; promotion

prey; catch; kill; game

cornea

(academic) degree

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

encouragement; stimulation

theatre-going; theater-going

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms; floor plan