Vocabulary

giant

refusal; rejection

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; in preparation

look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather

to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink

cotton gloves; working gloves

happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

police affairs

lack; absence; omission

monthly tuition fee

monthly report

operating or carrying on simultaneously

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

cave; tunnel

Yellow River (China)

range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass

correspondence; news; letter; tidings

sound wave; acoustic wave

the following

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into

chemotherapy

variable; changeable; convertible; controllable

orchard; fruit farm

mistake; fault

trusting too much; overestimating ability

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation

opening gate

external bureau

cliff; precipice

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

formality; social rules

perception; sensing; noticing

reef

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious

to choose at one's own discretion

letting (someone) die without helping

edge of the eaves; house frontage