Vocabulary

downcast look

indolence; laziness; sloth

wear; abrasion

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison

quick work; (clever) feat

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

popular; common; commonplace

go to bed early

bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; viaduct

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

one's habitual seat; regular hall; entertainment hall

right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander

coordinate; coordinates

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

the Imperial Guards

village lacking a doctor; doctorless village

unboiled water

reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged

line judge; linesman

address (on envelope, etc.); addressee

to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

next year

queer; odd; fantastic