Vocabulary

name plate; name tag; label

famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

noodles

hair

blind spot (on the retina)

shade of a tree; bower

pupil; disciple; follower

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

endoscope

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); unparalleled

every minute; per minute

major powers of the world; great powers

unloading (a ship); landing

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate

innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough

priest; minister; pastor

water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

alchemy

arbitrariness; self-will; whim

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

acupuncture and moxibustion

(please) try to

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

analects; sayings

false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation

to shine; to glitter

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

photosynthesis

spoken language; colloquial speech

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

cleverness; skill; tact

wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense

busy; hectic; hurried; rushed

shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron

hardening; vulcanization; vulcanisation; sclerosis; curing