Vocabulary

school badge; school emblem; school insignia

proofreading

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

mineral deposit; ore deposit

high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film)

noble; high and noble; exalted

altitude sickness; mountain sickness

anti-aircraft gun

national prestige

anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time

to blacken; to darken

(dental) plaque

court physician

one's own style; self-taught manner

cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering

admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)

lost territory

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

empirical; positive

lawn; sod; turf

words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to take by mistake

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one

mistake; blunder; slipup

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

to live; to reside; to inhabit

cross; cruciform

departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff

appearance in court

first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring

to sit (down)

osteoporosis

one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman

deep-rooted; ingrained

mixed voices