Vocabulary

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

pier; wharf; quay; dock

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

taking medicine

to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse

mushroom

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

protein

(informal) discussion; talk; conversation; chat

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

disgrace; shame; insult

artificial hill (in a garden)

gramophone; phonograph

brokerage; broker

striking; remarkable; considerable

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping

occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement

combination

plum blossoms; ume blossom

Cretaceous period

emitting smoke; fuming

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor)

companion; partner; spouse

spending; consumption

to jump over; to leap over; to clear

full speed

(foreign) concession (in China); settlement

heroic; brave

noisy; boisterous

to increase; to grow

increase

practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic

common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

honorific title

great numbers; numerical superiority

moss

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

powder snow; powdery snow