Vocabulary

to expose to the sun

fretting about forced idleness

the Philippines and Japan

erudite and refined; handsome

scarlet robe

fat horse

to be dismissed; to be discharged; to be fired

dull business

tendency to be obese

to disclose a secret

to betray a secret; to reveal a secret

end of a string

to tie a string

chilled Chinese noodles

first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone

the four tones in old Chinese phonetics

wandering

to bear the expenses

split and dried saurel

common teacher

rank-and-file party member

mere clerk

on second thought; on (further) reflection

high brow; broad forehead

jar; widemouthed bottle

open; spacious; extensive

to put a time-limit on

to set on fire; to ignite

to turn on the light

to cook; to heat

to cry against; to denounce publicly

unique; unrivaled; unrivalled; without parallel

to obtain the ratio

to lower the quality

frequency

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off

to wait upon; to serve

to go into the minutest details

differential quotient