Vocabulary

to cheer on; to raise a shout

steam pressure

desk

position of aircraft

sunflower

to handle a tool; to work a machine

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

to come out of mourning

steepness of a mountain

to wait for a ripe moment

not inclined (to do); reluctant; unwilling

brilliant (of light); shining

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

Christianity

eccentric habit

wholesale (wholesaler) in precious metals

standard; criterion; rule; norm

odd and even numbers

to be extremely dangerous

to brave a danger; to take a risk

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

to extend the term; to extend a deadline

to leave for home

skin and bones

to represent by signs

last child

Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

sending a letter

to advance the date (of)

to suture a wound; to sew up a wound

to be injured; to sustain a wound

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

to pass away; to join the majority; to enter the death register

shipment by steamer

to restrict (a person) by rule

to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations

not to be depended on; of little hope

northerly wind

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

diligence; assiduity; pinching; hard toil