Vocabulary

eugenics

brave; valiant; gallant; courageous

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

evening mist

honour; honor; glory; renown

chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel

mercenary (soldier)

fry (young fish)

weaning

anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper

final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul

running the whole distance

exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display

attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

evil influence; ill effect

intellectual crime; white-collar crime

young and old

transcendence; excellence; superiority

Mesozoic era

powdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder; non-fat dry milk

closing a school (for the day)

countryside; rural areas

second month of the lunar calendar

old edition

7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar

outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust

sanity; consciousness; soberness

fan shape

to burn

handsome man

icicle

safety valve

paddle; oar; scull

borrowed thing

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end

to divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate; to delimit; to mark off

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet

direct ancestors; ascendant

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with